Egyptian Faience Bes Amulet

LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.

1 in. (1.31 grams, 26 mm).

Standing on a roughly oval base with hands on thighs, grotesque facial features; suspension loop to head.

Provenance

From an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.

Literature

Cf. Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 11.215.178, for similar.

Footnotes

Despite his fearsome appearance, Bes was the protector of women in childbirth.

CONDITION

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