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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE HEAD OF BES The dwarf god of children, games, and laughter, with a modius on his head. He wears a lion head necklace. The eyes are deeply carved and recessed beneath the heavy, furrowed brow. Ex collection of Hermione Speier, Assistant Librarian of the Vatican, 1940’s-50’s, thence by descent. Ptolemaic Period, 305-30 BC H. 9 in. (22.9 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2011, no. 161 RH1004 $15,000 Sales |
