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LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Details
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Blue in color, the bandy-legged deity nude but for a belt across his ample belly, standing on an integral plinth, his leonine facial features well detailed, his tongue lolling, wearing a heart-shaped pendant and a plumed headdress, a suspension loop on the reverse
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Blue in color, the bandy-legged deity nude but for a belt across his ample belly, standing on an integral plinth, his leonine facial features well detailed, his tongue lolling, wearing a heart-shaped pendant and a plumed headdress, a suspension loop on the reverse
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high
Provenance
American Private Collection, 1982.