Lot Essay
For a similar statuette, see no. 370 in Berman, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Catalog of Egyptian Art.
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525-30 B.C.
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A LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC FAIENCE STATUETTE OF BES
525-30 b.c.
The bandy-legged dwarf deity with fisted hands resting over the hips, with leonine facial hair and mane, the curling moustache framing an open mouth with teeth and tongue exposed, wearing a lion skin over his back, held in place by a belt-like strap across the lower abdomen, his necklace with a heart-shaped pendant
3½ in. (8.9 cm) high
525-30 b.c.
The bandy-legged dwarf deity with fisted hands resting over the hips, with leonine facial hair and mane, the curling moustache framing an open mouth with teeth and tongue exposed, wearing a lion skin over his back, held in place by a belt-like strap across the lower abdomen, his necklace with a heart-shaped pendant
3½ in. (8.9 cm) high