AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD FURNITURE SUPPORT
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD FURNITURE SUPPORT ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. Carved in relief in the form of a grimacing Bes, standing on a high conical plinth with horizontal grooves, his tongue protruding, with distinctive leonine facial features, his arms placed on either side of his bulging abdomen, wearing a short kilt with a long panel falling between his legs, a mortise for attachment at the back and at the top of the head, preserving black pigment for the skin, several small wood pins exposed along the right side 24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm.) high
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD FURNITURE SUPPORT
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD FURNITURE SUPPORT ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. Carved in relief in the form of a grimacing Bes, standing on a high conical plinth with horizontal grooves, his tongue protruding, with distinctive leonine facial features, his arms placed on either side of his bulging abdomen, wearing a short kilt with a long panel falling between his legs, a mortise for attachment at the back and at the top of the head, preserving black pigment for the skin, several small wood pins exposed along the right side 24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm.) high
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