Amulet - dancing god Bes, Bes mythology. Figurine of Bes shown in right half-profile, head turned back; holds a tambourine in his left hand and grasps the base of his tail with his right. Four feathers on his head. Greenish faience. c. 1550–1069 BC; New Kingdom, Egypt. Amulet; height 4.6 cm, width 2.1 cm., A small, irregularly shaped object with a weathered, rough surface displayed against a plain light gray background; the object is primarily mottled brown with areas of greenish patina and some darker brown and reddish spots, showing uneven texture and worn edges; its silhouette has rounded protrusions and indentations, a narrow top widening into a bulbous middle and tapering toward a flat base; a small rectangular patch of muted pink is attached near the base.
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Amulet - dancing god Bes, Bes mythology. Figurine of Bes shown in right half-profile, head turned back; holds a tambourine in his left hand and grasps the base of his tail with his right. Four feathers on his head. Greenish faience. c. 1550–1069 BC; New Kingdom, Egypt. Amulet; height 4.6 cm, width 2.1 cm., A small, irregularly shaped object with a weathered, rough surface displayed against a plain light gray background; the object is primarily mottled brown with areas of greenish patina and some darker brown and reddish spots, showing uneven texture and worn edges; its silhouette has rounded protrusions and indentations, a narrow top widening into a bulbous middle and tapering toward a flat base; a small rectangular patch of muted pink is attached near the base.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A18_131

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

20.9Mo (1.1Mo) / 17.8cm x 29.4cm / 2100 x 3471 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Amulet - dancing god Bes Bes mythology Figurine Bes shown right half-profile head turned back holds tambourine left hand grasps base tail right Four feathers Greenish faience c 1550–1069 Bc New Kingdom Egypt Amulet height 4.6 cm width 2.1 cm small irregularly shaped object weathered rough surface displayed plain light gray background primarily mottled brown areas greenish patina darker brown reddish spots showing uneven texture worn edges silhouette rounded protrusions indentations narrow top widening bulbous middle tapering flat base small rectangular patch muted pink attached near base.

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