An Egyptian Faience amulet of Bes

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An Egyptian Faience amulet of Bes Late Period, Dynasty XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C. Green in color, the bandy-legged deity depicted nude, standing on an integral plinth against a back pillar, wearing his feather headdress; strung as a pendant on a necklace composed of red, blue, black, yellow and green faience disk beads 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm.) high Provenance: With Secret Eye Gallery, New York 1979; An American Gentleman; Christie's, New York, 9 December 2004, Lot 67; Christie's 9 December 2010, Lot 340

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