Légende

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., Egyptian amulet; Late Period, 664–332 BC. Type: amulet/plaque. Dimensions: height 4.3 cm, width 4.6 cm., A circular, flat object with a scalloped edge in shades of yellow and tan occupies the center of the image, showing a raised carved face motif with darker brownish accents highlighting facial features and decorative elements; the face has stylized eyes, a nose, and a mouth with carved lines suggesting hair or a headdress, and a few small holes or cutouts near the upper area; the surface shows some darker brown spots and slight chips along the lower edge against a light gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A18_124

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

61.4Mo (2.1Mo) / 39.2cm x 39.2cm / 4631 x 4631 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Amulet plaque head god Bes form oval serrated openwork plaque relief face Bes wearing feathered crown inside Dark dots highlight eyeballs decorate feathers Egyptian amulet Late Period 664–332 Bc Type amulet Dimensions height 4.3 cm width 4.6 cm circular flat object scalloped edge shades yellow tan occupies center image showing raised carved face motif darker brownish accents highlighting facial features decorative elements stylized eyes nose mouth carved lines suggesting hair headdress small holes cutouts near upper area surface darker brown spots slight chips lower edge light gray background.