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LOT 0020
Egypto-Roman Seated Limestone Statuette of Bes
PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 332 B.C.-300 A.D.
7 1/4 in. (942 grams, 18.5 cm).
Modelled in the round in a crouching pose on a rectangular base; the beard modelled in hanks with curled ends, the eyes recessed to accept inserts, mouth gaping; animal head amulet on the chest suspended on a cord; socket to reverse; chipped.
ProvenanceBonhams, London, 4 July 1995, no.36.
Private collection, New York, USA.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13294-255443.
Cf. Walker, S., Higgs, P. (eds.), Cleopatra of Egypt from History to Myth, p. 99, no. 119, for a similarly modelled terracotta figure in the British Museum (EA 22378); Roeder, G., Die Denkmäler des Pelizaeus-Museums zu Hildesheim, Hildesheim 1921, p. 78, for a similar figure.
FootnotesFrom the New Kingdom onwards, Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities. Despite his somewhat fearsome appearance, Bes served as the patron and protector of pregnant women and children and was also believed to shield them from snakes.
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LOT 0020
Egypto-Roman Seated Limestone Statuette of Bes
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £75
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Romano-Egyptian Melon and Other Faience Beads
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £100
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