Description : AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE BES STELE ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. Sculpted in raised relief, the bandy-legged dwarf god depicted standing frontally on a groundline, nude but for his plumed crown, holding a knife in his raised right hand and a serpent in his lowered left, a writhing cobra to the left, preserving traces of red pigment 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
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About the lot N° 75 Title : AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE BES STELE, Period : CIRCA 1 Size : (20 cm.) high Provenance : Gustave Jequier (1868-1946), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, given to his sibling and thence by descent to his niece.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 4 June 2008, lot 30. Christie's, auctioneer, New York, USIt's free to register now to view! Sale title : Antiquities Sale date : 11 Dec 2014It's free to register now to view! Sale Reference : Live Sale