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14A003
BES ANTEFIX
Phoenician, 7th-6th century B.C.
Limestone, Diameter 13.5 cm.

This round antefix has a semicircular projection at the upper back for attachment. The decoration is a highly stylized head of the Egyptian god Bes within a round frame consisting of a thin line surrounded by heavy pellets. For another figure of Bes from Phoenicia, see S. Moscati, ed., The Phoenicians, p. 115.

Minor repair, otherwise complete and interesting. $2,500
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