Category: Egyptian statue
Light green faience Bes, the Egyptian dwarf God believed to guard against evil spirits and misfortune. Traces of blue glaze. Green and earthen patina. Ptolemaic
Egyptian antiquities are gauranteed to be authentic and from the period stated.
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305 - 30 BC
3 1/4" x 1 1/4"
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