
Sujet
A faience dish decorated with a design of blossoms and a girl playing the lute
Légende
A faience dish decorated with a design of blossoms and a girl playing the lute, The girl is naked save for a narrow waistband. She has a tattoo of the protective spirit Bes on her thigh and a tiny monkey plucks at the back of her waistband. Possibly a wine drinking bowl, as Bes was the god of drunkenness. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. 18th dynasty c 1400 1300 BC.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A20_026
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
34,4Mo (1,6Mo) / 29,6cm x 29,1cm / 3498 x 3442 (300dpi)