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LOT 0030

Egyptian Faience Block Bead with Bes and Amun

NEW KINGDOM, 19TH-20TH DYNASTY, 1279-1081 B.C.

1/2 in. (1.31 grams, 13 mm).

Rectangular bead with reserved image of Bes to one face, hieroglyphs to the reverse giving the legend 'beautiful praise (of) Amun'. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Emile Bouillon Bey, c. 1880.
From the Gaston Maspero Archaeological Fund.
with Hotel des Ventes du Perigord, Bergerac, 24 June 2007.
Property of a French collector.

Literature

Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Button and Design Scarabs, London, 1925, pl. XXX, no. 1122, for a similar Bes design on a block bead.

Footnotes

Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities from the New Kingdom onwards. Despite his somewhat fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children. He was also believed to protect from snakes.

CONDITION

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LOT 0030

Egyptian Faience Block Bead with Bes and Amun

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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