Caption

Amulet - god Bes;, Figurine of Bes standing on slightly crooked legs, hands resting on his thighs, wearing a crown of four feathers. Blue faience with black feather tips. Egyptian deities; feathers. Late Period, Egypt, 664–332 BC. Amulet; height 4.8 cm, width 1.8 cm., A small vertical sculpture shown against a light gray background resembling a stylized standing figure with simplified limbs and an elongated head, rendered in bright turquoise and aqua tones with patches of darker teal and green, and areas of brownish and rusty discoloration; the surface appears glossy and slightly irregular with a visible round hole near the upper portion, and the base is a small rectangular platform in similar turquoise shades.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_136

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.8Mb (958.1Kb) / 8.1in x 13.4in / 2420 x 4012 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet - god Bes Figurine Bes standing slightly crooked legs hands resting thighs wearing crown four feathers Blue faience black feather tips Egyptian deities feathers Late Period Egypt 664–332 Bc Amulet height 4.8 cm width 1.8 cm small vertical sculpture shown light gray background resembling stylized standing figure simplified limbs elongated head rendered bright turquoise aqua tones patches darker teal green areas brownish rusty discoloration surface glossy slightly irregular visible round hole near upper portion base small rectangular platform turquoise shades.