An Egyptian Faience Bes Plaque, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Vessels - Glass such rings were more than

such rings were more than mere adornment

spun into fine threads

The reverse depicts the divine Zeus

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

Originally called piruzeh in Persian

An Egyptian Faience Bes Plaque, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Vessels - Glass such rings were more thanA 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,