Romano-Egyptian faience Venus figure

E240

£175.00

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A moulded and blue glazed faience figure depicting the goddess Venus bathing, she is shown crouching and naked with her hands held up to her hair.

Culture
Egypt, Ptolemaic or early Roman, 2nd or 1st Century BC

Size
4.4 x 2.5 cms

Condition
An ancient hole on the belly otherwise intact

Provenance
Ex. private collection, Cumbria, UK; acquired from a collection formed before 1970.

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