Medium: Faience
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:664–332 B.C.E.
Dimensions: 3 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 11/16 in. (9.2 × 2.9 × 1.8 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 37.925E
Image: CUR.37.925E_view01.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Pale green glazed faience amulet representing Bes standing, with hands on hips, upon a flat plinth. He is nude except for his belt and pendant lion’s tail. Upon his head he wears a flat crown surmounted by spreading plumes. On the rear of these feathers is the partial remains of an eyelet. The body and the rear of the head are decorated with a fur pattern given by incised lines. Condition: Feathers partially preserved; brown incrustation in hollows.