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| Title | cippus amulet of Bes | |
| Collection | Artworld: Oriental Museum | |
| Artist | Bes, Dwarf-God Horus, Falcon-God |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Rights | Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, 2002. All Rights reserved | |
| Rights Owner | OM | |
| Style Period | Graeco-Roman Period, Ptolemaic Period | |
| Work Type | amulet | |