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Egyptian Faience Amulet with Eye of Horus and Bes browse these categories for related items... All Items: Egyptian: New Kingdom: Pre AD 1000: item #967324 Please refer to our stock #GD-470 when inquiring.
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Faience amulet with Eye of Horus on one side and the god Bes on the other. He is the god of childbirth, humor, merriment, song and dance. He is depicted as as stout, bearded dwarf with tall headdress. In this example we find just the head of Bes. This amulet is pierced for suspension. Measure 3/4"inch in width. Dates to approx the New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. Provenance: Collected by Gustave Jéquier (1868-1946). Authentication: Gayle Gibson, Egyptologist: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. |
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