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An Egyptian Faience Bes Plaque, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Vessels - Glass this fragmentary marble panel depicts

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Description

this fragmentary marble panel depicts a mare lowering her head protectively toward her nursing foal

The ring showcases classic characteristics of early Byzantine courtly fashion with its large scale

Both are modern set as 14K gold lever-back earrings

Condition:  The body repaired from approximately seven original pieces

Predynastic and Archaic Egypt in the Brooklyn Museum (The Brooklyn Museum 1984)

An Egyptian Faience Bes Plaque, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Vessels - Glass this fragmentary marble panel depictsA finely carved rectangular faience plaque depicting the frontal face of Bes, the apotropaic dwarf god associated with protection, childbirth, and household well being. The deity is shown with his characteristic grotesque features, leonine mane, and radiating feathered crown. Amulets and plaques bearing the image of Bes were widely worn in ancient Egypt as protective devices, believed to ward off malevolent forces and safeguard the wearer,

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