An Egyptian Faience Bes Plaque, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Price - Over $10000 private collection

private collection

Dimensions: Each pendant length: 4 inches (10

The association of the subject with Merit-Aten is supported by stylistic parallels to reliefs from Hermopolis

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Non-functional and purely ceremonial

An Egyptian Faience Bes Plaque, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Price - Over $10000 private collectionA finely carved rectangular faience plaque depicting the frontal face of Bes, the apotropaic dwarf god associated with protection, childbirth, and household well being. The deity is shown with his characteristic grotesque features, leonine mane, and radiating feathered crown. Amulets and plaques bearing the image of Bes were widely worn in ancient Egypt as protective devices, believed to ward off malevolent forces and safeguard the wearer,