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Lot 114

RELIEF EN CALCAIRE REPRÉSENTANT LE DIEU BÈS
Égypte, Époque ptolémaïque-Période romaine,332 av. J.C. - 300 ap. J.C.

12 December 2025, 11:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche

€2,000 - €3,000

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RELIEF EN CALCAIRE REPRÉSENTANT LE DIEU BÈS
Égypte, Époque ptolémaïque-Période romaine,332 av. J.C. - 300 ap. J.C.


AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE RELIEF OF BES
Ptolemaic Period-Roman Period, 332 B.C. - 300 A.D.
(Broken in half and repaired)
28.5 cm (11 1/4 in.) high

Footnotes

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.

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