14A005
BES AMULET
Egyptian, Ptolemaic period, 332-30 B.C.
Pale blue-green faience, Height: 3.9 cm.

An extremely well detailed head of Bes in his feathered headdress. Arching eyebrows, incised wrinkles on the upper eyelids and below the cheeks, a very wide nose, tiny teeth visible between the thick lips, and the whiplash curls of the mutton-chop beard give the face its vivid character. The headdress is drilled through the sides for suspension.

Of superb style, among the finest executed amulets known.

Catalogue XIV

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