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LOT 0451
Phoenician Terracotta Jug
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (249 grams, 15 cm).
Ovoid body with narrow base, tall columnar neck and flared mouth. single strap handle to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
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Opening Bid: £2,000
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Ex London, UK collection, 1990s.
Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities from the New Kingdom onwards. Despite his somewhat fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children and believed to protect the wearer from snakes. The depiction of baboons flanking Bes with their arms raised before the sun disk was a common feature on temple wall reliefs. In ancient Egyptian religious literature, baboons heralded the dawn and, thus, the rebirth of the sun.
