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| EGYPTIAN BRONZE BES STANDING ON PAPYRUS COLUMN MOUNTED ON PEDASTAL The dwarf god with his right arm raised. He was the protector of women in childbirth and the dispeller of nightmares. Ex Wilhelm Horn Collection, Berlin. Acquired in Cairo, 1932. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2002, no. 16 CT0101C $8,500 Sales |
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