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AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques:Regional Art:Ancient World:Egyptian:Faience: Pre AD 1000: Item # 650028
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| A light turquoise faience figure of the dwarf god, Bes. Depicted with defined facial details, long arms and short squatting legs, his long tail trailing behind him. In a cheerful and festive pose, he is playing a tambourine. Ptolemaic Period, 300-32 B.C. 3 inches high. Intact as shown. Mounted. From an old New Jersey private collection. A household god, Bes is considered the god of music and dancing. | ||
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