New Kingdom Faience Amulet of Bes, 1600 BCE - 1100 BCE

Faience

PF.4419

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This wonderful amulet is in the form of a statuette of the dwarf god Bes. Bes was a go of human fertility and was often represented on ancient Egyptian beds....

This wonderful amulet is in the form of a statuette of the dwarf god Bes. Bes was a go of human fertility and was often represented on ancient Egyptian beds. This statuette is double-sided. It actually consists of two statuettes joined back to back.

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