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EGYPTIAN OVAL SHEET GOLD HOLLOW-BACKED ATTACHMENT With chased and repoussé decoration of a head of Bes in a rectangular recess, pierced around the border for attachment; probably an element from a necklace. Bes - Protector of women and children, he also dispelled bad dreams. He was often depicted with a leonine aspect or beating a drum to frighten away evil spirits. Ex English collection. Late Period-Ptolemaic, after 500 BC H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2008, no. 206 BLA12 $3,750 Sales |
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