Amulet — plaque with the head of the god Bes. Amulet in the form of an oval, serrated, openwork plaque with a relief face of Bes wearing a feathered crown inside. Dark dots highlight the eyeballs and decorate some of the feathers. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Materials: unspecified — function: amulet. Dimensions: height 4.3 cm, width 4.6 cm., A roughly circular, flat object with a worn, textured surface in shades of yellow and tan, showing a few darker brown spots and smudges; the object has two roughly triangular cutouts near its upper edge revealing the pale background, and a thin darker rim visible around parts of its perimeter.
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Amulet — plaque with the head of the god Bes. Amulet in the form of an oval, serrated, openwork plaque with a relief face of Bes wearing a feathered crown inside. Dark dots highlight the eyeballs and decorate some of the feathers. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Materials: unspecified — function: amulet. Dimensions: height 4.3 cm, width 4.6 cm., A roughly circular, flat object with a worn, textured surface in shades of yellow and tan, showing a few darker brown spots and smudges; the object has two roughly triangular cutouts near its upper edge revealing the pale background, and a thin darker rim visible around parts of its perimeter.

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Amulet plaque head god Bes form oval serrated openwork plaque relief face Bes wearing feathered crown inside Dark dots highlight eyeballs decorate feathers Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc Materials unspecified function amulet Dimensions height 4.3 cm width 4.6 cm roughly circular flat object worn textured surface shades yellow tan showing darker brown spots smudges object two roughly triangular cutouts near upper edge revealing pale background thin darker rim visible parts perimeter.

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