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Egyptian Amulets : Faience Amulet of the God Bes
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Faience Amulet of the God Bes - PF.2982
Origin: Israel
Circa: 1600
BC
to 600
BC
Dimensions:
2.125" (5.4cm) high
Collection: Egyptian
Style: New Kingdom
Medium: Faience
Additional Information: SOLD
$1,800.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
Bes was one of the most popular gods in the Egyptian pantheon. He was a popular subject for amulets and appears to have been widely worshipped as a household deity. Part of his appeal appears to have been the perception that he was more accessible and willing to listen to the prayers and supplication of the common man than were the intimidating state gods such as Amun, Osiris, or Horus. Bes was believed to be a patron god of music and art and a protector of pregnant women. He was also held to be a god of war. The god is usually depicted as a dwarf with a face that is both leonine and human. Greco-Roman period images of Bes, however, frequently show him as a more heroic looking figure brandishing a sword while on horseback. This extraordinary green faience amulet depicts the head, shoulders, and part of the torso of the god Bes. The features of the face are rendered in painstaking detail, with every facial line, including the creases in the outer ears, clearly delineated with dark deposits of green glaze. The mouth of the god is open and his tongue protrudes jauntily. Atop his head is a plumed headdress, the feathers of which arch gracefully over the back of the god's head as though blown by a breeze.
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