Full Record |
| Title |
cippus amulet of Bes |
| Collection |
Artworld: Oriental Museum |
| Artist |
Bes, Dwarf-God
Horus, Falcon-God |
| Date |
304 - 30 BCE |
| Description |
Pale green faience cippus amulet of Horus with the face of Bes. He is depicted as a naked male, standing full frontal, with one pair of arms outstretched with the wings of a falcon below. He holds papyrus stems in both hands. The other pair of arms are at the sides of his body. In the left hand he holds a was sceptre and in the right hand he holds the sa, the symbol meaning 'protection'. He stands on a snake that encircles a group of harmful animals including a crocodile, scorpions and snakes. The tail feathers can be seen to the left of the figure. Bes wears a plumed crown and jackal-headed slippers.
The amulet is slightly damaged. |
| Cultural Context |
Egyptian |
| Id Number Former Accession |
15618 |
| Location Creation Site |
Misr |
| Location Current Repository |
The Oriental Museum |
| Subject |
jewellery, amulet, god, animal, amulet |
| Measurements |
46 x 51 x 10 mm |
| Relation References |
Andrews, C. 1994. Amulets of Ancient Egypt. London: British Museum Publications, p. 38-40
Hart, G. 1986. A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. London New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, p. 58-61, 87-96 |
| Rights |
Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, 2002. All Rights reserved |
| Rights Owner |
OM |
| Style Period |
Graeco-Roman Period, Ptolemaic Period |
| Work Type |
amulet |
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