Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE FIGURINES

PAIR OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE FIGURINES - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A pair of faience figurines, including, from left to right: Pataikos, shown as a squat standing dwarf with a rounded head and short limbs; and Taweret, standing upright with a hippopotamus head, pronounced belly and pendant breasts, with a suspension loop above the head.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 04.2.366.Size: 48-60mm x 19-25mm; Weight: 31gProvenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in R.H. private collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2007.