Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES AMULET

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES AMULET - Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1069 - 664 BC. A bright blue-green faience amulet of Bes shown squatting frontally on a small rectangular base. The dwarf god has a broad leonine face with bulging eyes and a short nose, and wears a flat-topped cap above a ruffled mane that spreads over the shoulders. The torso shows a prominent belly and small rounded breasts. The arms are set to the sides with the hands resting on the thighs. A transverse suspension element is present at the back.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA61218.Size: 37mm x 17mm; Weight: 7gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.