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PROPERTY FROM THE HARER FAMILY TRUST COLLECTION
AN EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA BES JUG
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
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AN EGYPTIAN TERRACOTTA BES JUG
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Mold-made, the janiform vessel with the head of the grimacing god, his face with bulging almond-shaped eyes with large articulated pupils, exaggerated eyelashes and a furrowed brow, with a bulbous pug nose and fleshy cheeks, his open mouth revealing his top row of teeth and a wide lolling tongue, framed by his long stylized beard, with protruding ears emerging from his short stippled hair
7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm.) high
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Mold-made, the janiform vessel with the head of the grimacing god, his face with bulging almond-shaped eyes with large articulated pupils, exaggerated eyelashes and a furrowed brow, with a bulbous pug nose and fleshy cheeks, his open mouth revealing his top row of teeth and a wide lolling tongue, framed by his long stylized beard, with protruding ears emerging from his short stippled hair
7 9/16 in. (19.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Gustave Jequier (1868-1946), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, given to his sibling and thence by descent to his niece.
Acquired by the current owner, 2007.
Acquired by the current owner, 2007.
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