Caption

Amulet — single-sided tile with a schematic relief representation of Bes: a head with a feathered crown and a shield with a phallus . Eyes and phallus applied with black glaze. Amulet, plaster/ceramic tile. Late Period–Ptolemaic period, 7th–1st century BC, Egypt. Height 2.7 cm; width 1.3 cm., An irregularly shaped object with a rough, pitted surface in shades of tan, brown, and green is shown against a neutral gray background; the form has a wider top that tapers slightly and then bulges into rounded protrusions along the sides, with a pair of raised rounded bumps near the upper middle and another rounded protrusion lower down, and the surface shows grainy texture, erosion, and patches where the tan and brown mix with muted green.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_099

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.9Mb (989.9Kb) / 10.5in x 14.0in / 3162 x 4193 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet single-sided tile schematic relief representation Bes head feathered crown shield phallus Eyes phallus applied black glaze plaster ceramic tile Late Period–Ptolemaic period 7th–1st century BC Egypt Height 2.7 cm width 1.3 cm irregularly shaped object rough pitted surface shades tan brown green shown neutral gray background form wider top tapers slightly bulges rounded protrusions sides pair raised rounded bumps near upper middle another protrusion lower down surface grainy texture erosion patches brown mix muted green.