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Ptolemaic Period Terracotta Sculpture of Bes - PF.0230
Origin: Egypt
Circa: 300
BC
to 100
BC
Dimensions:
6.125" (15.6cm) high
x 4" (10.2cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Egyptian
Medium: Terracotta
Additional Information: Found in Sinai, Egypt
$3,000.00
Location: United States
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The grinning dwarf god Bes was a popular
deity in Egypt over many centuries, one
whose worship was absorbed almost intact
into Hellenistic culture. His function
was to protect mankind from all evil and
malevolence, and to amuse women in
childbirth so that they would forget the
pain. This plump and charming votive,
offered at an ancient temple of the god,
keeps the earlier Egyptian form of Bes
but shows the influence of Greek
naturalism. We are reassured that Bes’
benevolent magic is still strong,
warding off all that is less than good.
- (PF.0230)
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