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LOT 0019
Egyptian Gold Bes Amulet
NEW KINGDOM, CIRCA 1550-1070 B.C.
3/4 in. (3.57 grams, 18 mm).
Mask of Bes with feathered crown; attachment bar to reverse.
ProvenanceEx French collection, early 20th century.
From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards.
Cf. Andrews, C., 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 similar example.
FootnotesFrom the New Kingdom onwards, Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities. Despite his somewhat fearsome appearance, Bes served as the patron and protector of pregnant women and children, and was also believed to shield them from snakes.
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