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LOT 0018
Egyptian Gold Bes Amulet
LATE NEW KINGDOM-THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD, 1070-900 B.C.
5/8 in. (3.6 grams, 18 mm).
Mask of Bes with tall plumed headdress, vertical bar to the reverse.
ProvenanceFrom an early 20th century French collection.
LiteratureCf. Andrews, C., and van Dijk, J., Objects for Eternity: Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz am Rhein, 2006, p.217, no.3.27, for a less fine example.
FootnotesBes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities from the New Kingdom onwards. Despite his rather fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children. He was also believed to provide protection from snakes.
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