This lot is offered without reserve.
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ELIAS S. DAVID
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES AMULET
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
細節
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES AMULET
LATE PERIOD TO PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
Pale blue with raised yellow dots, the god depicted nude, moving to the right, a tambourine in his upraised arms, his lion tail touching the groundline, details of the face and mane incised, a suspension loop above
1 15/16 in. (3.8 cm.) high
來源
with Elias S. David (1891-1969), New York; thence by descent.
注意事項
This lot is offered without reserve.
拍品專文
In addition to being the protector of the hearth, women in childbirth, and small children, Bes was also the god of music.