Medium: Faience
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:664–332 B.C.E.
Dimensions: 7/8 × 1/2 × 3/8 in. (2.2 × 1.2 × 1 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 37.1099E
Image: CUR.37.1099E_view01.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Green glazed faience amulet representing Bes seated upon a flat plinth. The god sits with his legs drawn up and his hands on his knees. He wears a feathered headdress. A back pillar, pierced for suspension reaches up to the top of the headdress. The piece is schematically modelled with details made by grooves. Condition: Headdress chipped; crack lines throughout glaze.