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Ancient Egypt, faience Bes amulet

Late Period, 664-332 BC

Ancient Egypt, faience Bes amulet
Ancient Egypt, faience Bes amulet
Ancient Egypt, faience Bes amulet
Ancient Egypt, faience Bes amulet
Ancient Egypt, faience Bes amulet
Ancient Egypt, faience Bes amulet
Ancient Egypt, faience Bes amulet
€ 475.00 VAT margin scheme
Article code:  23-4634
Ancient Egyptian, finely detailed faience Bes amulet, pierced for suspension. The dwarf leonine Bes is standing on a raised plinth, leaning against a pillar and wearing a feathered headdress.

Height: ± 31,3 mm
Width: ± 12 mm

Condition: good solid condition, signs of wear consistent with age and use.
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Bes (also spelled as Bisu), together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity, worshipped as a protector of households and, in particular, of mothers, children, and childbirth. Bes later came to be regarded as the defender of everything good and the enemy of all that is bad.
The Egyptians believed that he stood guard during childbirth, ready to strike any malevolent forces that sought to harm both mother and child.
Worship of Bes was widely recognised and was later adopted into the Roman and Achaemenid Empires.


Features and Specifications

Period Egyptian
Category Ancient Jewellery, Artefacts
Material Faience
Country Ancient Egypt

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