Lot #3: Ancient Egyptian Green Faience Bes Amulet, 27 x 22 mm

- Item: Amulet / plaque (Bes amulet) - Material: Egyptian faience (glazed quartz paste) - Dimensions: approximately 27 x 22 mm - Origin/Style: Ancient Egyptian - Age/Period: c. 664–525 BC - Visible markings: hieroglyphic-like symbols - Condition: tested and authenticated Fine green faience Bes Amulet plaque of the dwarf god Bes, his face rendered in traditional fashion with plumed headdress, prominent ears, and a beard of incised lines. The reverse features an arrangement of Glyphs including the nefer sign meaning “good” as beautiful, the remote sign, meaning year and topmost, the solar disk glyph with the horned glyph weepy below it meaning to inaugurate or to open. Together, the inscription wishes the owner a good or beautiful opening of the year. Pickup category timeslot {A}