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ID number: ECM 716 Named collection: The Eton Myers Collection Title / Object name: Bes Amulet Object type: Amulet Culture: Egyptian Collector: Myers, William Joseph Materials: Faience (blue) Measurements: overall: 2.23 cm x 1.15 cm x 0.81 cm (H x W x D) Provenance: Unknown |
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Double-sided amulet of the god Bes. Both sides depict the god as he stands back to back with himself. In both instances he rests his hands on his bandy legs. The plumed headresses meet at the top. A transverse piercing runs through the head of Bes below the ears. 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. |
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Myers, William Joseph British 1858-08 1899-10-30 |
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