EGYPTIAN LARGE GLAZED COMPOSITION BES AMULET Late Period, 664-332 BC A deep blue bifacial amuletic pendant of Bes in feather headdress with applied blue-green trails to the feet, hands, necklace, nose, eyes, brow and feathers; pierced at the neck and arms. 12 grams, 49mm (2"). Fine condition. Provenance From a collection of Egyptian artefacts formed in the late 1970s and early 1980s; the property of a London gentleman. Literature Cf. Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 6c.
EGYPTIAN LARGE GLAZED COMPOSITION BES AMULET Late Period, 664-332 BC A deep blue bifacial amuletic pendant of Bes in feather headdress with applied blue-green trails to the feet, hands, necklace, nose, eyes, brow and feathers; pierced at the neck and arms. 12 grams, 49mm (2"). Fine condition. Provenance From a collection of Egyptian artefacts formed in the late 1970s and early 1980s; the property of a London gentleman. Literature Cf. Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, item 6c.
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