Bes heads and birds
Ptolemaic, circa 332 – 30 BC
Gold sheet.
H 1.5 – 1.6 cm
Six gold sheets in the form of three Bes heads and three birds (vultures?) with outstretched wings. Perforated with holes for sewing onto the mummy fabric. Framed in a wooden frame.
cf.
The British Museum number 1929,0211.1 (Bes head)
Provenance
German private collection J. R. (1941-2021), acquired between 1960 and 1990 on the European art market – mainly in the 1970s and 1980s at auctions in London.
Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.
Price
€ 2,400
Item
7544