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LOT 0475
Romano-Egyptian Gold Ribbed Fruit Pendant
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
5/8 in. (0.57 grams, 15 mm).
Hollow-formed piriform drop with repoussé tendrils. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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Egyptian Glass Bes Amulet in Gold Pin
Late Period-Roman Period, 664 B.C.-323 A.D. and laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £210
Comprising a large blue amulet of facing Bes with yellow highlighting, the grimacing god wearing a plumed headdress and depicted nude; set in a later gold casing with a plume-shaped red jasper insert, an articulated pin attachment on the reverse. 13.7 grams, 51.6 mm
Ex AH collection, London, UK, 1980s. Accompanied by a previous cataloguing slip.
Despite his rather fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children. He was also believed to provide protection from snakes. -
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with Bonhams, Antiquities, 21 October 1999, no.432-436.
