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ID number: ECM 113 Named collection: The Eton Myers Collection Title / Object name: Bes Amulet Object type: Amulet Culture: Egyptian Date made: Late Period to Graeco-Roman Period Collector: Myers, William Joseph Materials: Faience (blue) Measurements: overall: 2.51 cm x 1.64 cm x 0.29 cm (H x W x D) Provenance: Unknown |
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Flat-backed amulet of a frontal, winged Bes. Bes wears his distinctive plumed headdress and holds a sa symbol up in each hand. He is naked and an animal tail falls between his bandy legs. A suspension lug is attached above Bes' headdress. Bibliography: For further discussion of amulets, see: Notes: Amulets depicting the god Bes first appeared during the 18th Dynasty, although the iconography of Bes can be seen in earlier Middle Kingdom ivory knives/wands. Amulets of Bes remained popular into the Roman Period and exhibit a number of variations. |
1 Related Objects | |
Figurine of Isis with Horus seated on her lap ECM 1883 | |
1 Related People | |
Myers, William Joseph British 1858-08 1899-10-30 |
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