Аукцион 001 Часть 2
TimeLine Auctions Antiquities Sale - Day 2
от TimeLine Auction Limited
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6.3.24
The Court House, 363 Main Road, Harwich, CO12 4DN, UK
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- Egyptian (Lots 451-524)
- Greek (Lots 525-647)
- Roman (Lots 648-751)
15:30
- Roman (Lots 752-948)
- Byzantine (Lots 949-990)
- Archaeological Books (Lots 991-1093)
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ЛОТ 461:
Egyptian Glass Bes Amulet in Gold Pin
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Стартовая цена:
£
400
Эстимейт :
£400 - £600
Комиссия аукционного дома: 36%
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Egyptian Glass Bes Amulet in Gold Pin
Late Period-Roman Period, 664 B.C.-323 A.D. and later. Comprising a large blue amulet of facing Bes with yellow highlighting, the grimacing god wearing a plumed headdress and depicted nude; set in a later gold casing with a plume-shaped red jasper insert, an articulated pin attachment on the reverse. Cf. Lacovara, P., and Markowitz, Y.J., Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester MA, 2020, pp.110-111, no.6, for a comparable blue faience Bes with yellow decoration. 13.7 grams, 51.6 mm (2 in.).
Ex AH collection, London, UK, 1980s.Accompanied by a previous cataloguing slip.
Despite his rather fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children. He was also believed to provide protection from snakes.
