Amulet — plaque with the head of the god Bes; maker, found in Goluchów Greater Poland Voivodeship; depicts Bes Egyptian deity wearing crowns; Egyptian, Late Period, 664–332 BC; amulet; height 3.4 cm, width 2.7 cm., An oval object with scalloped edges shown against a light gray background, mostly greenish-blue with areas of brownish rust and tan discoloration, featuring a raised X-shaped ridge across its surface, a few small round depressions, and a small irregular darker mark near one ridge; the colors visible include greenish-blue, brown, tan, reddish-brown, and a small area of dark bluish-black.
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Amulet — plaque with the head of the god Bes; maker, found in Goluchów Greater Poland Voivodeship; depicts Bes Egyptian deity wearing crowns; Egyptian, Late Period, 664–332 BC; amulet; height 3.4 cm, width 2.7 cm., An oval object with scalloped edges shown against a light gray background, mostly greenish-blue with areas of brownish rust and tan discoloration, featuring a raised X-shaped ridge across its surface, a few small round depressions, and a small irregular darker mark near one ridge; the colors visible include greenish-blue, brown, tan, reddish-brown, and a small area of dark bluish-black.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A18_133

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Amulet plaque head god Bes maker Goluchów Greater Poland Voivodeship depicts Bes Egyptian deity wearing crowns Egyptian Late Period 664–332 Bc amulet height 3.4 cm width 2.7 cm oval object scalloped edges shown light gray background mostly greenish-blue areas brownish rust tan discoloration featuring raised X-shaped ridge across surface small round depressions small irregular darker mark near ridge colors visible include greenish-blue brown tan reddish-brown small area dark bluish-black.

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