
Louise Termignon
Stock Inventory and Discovery Sale Coordinator
€2,000 - €3,000

Stock Inventory and Discovery Sale Coordinator

Senior Specialist

Consultant
Bes was a popular protective deity who amongst other powers warded off evil during child-birth. He was also associated with music: the noise serving to drive away malevolent forces. The sword the god holds represents his protective qualities.
Provenance
with Schot, rue de la Régence, Brussels.
Private collection, Belgium, acquired from the above in 1973: the purchase recorded in a March 1985 insurance document.