A large Egyptian Steatite Plaque of the god Bes, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Varia These tiny gems were usually

These tiny gems were usually made in blue glass and unlike most glass of the period

Accession Number: 97

rituals of the hunt

Hedjaz-At and assembling a personal collection that was published in 1958

and India in 1990 as part of the Utopia – A picture story exhibition

A large Egyptian Steatite Plaque of the god Bes, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Varia These tiny gems were usuallyOn one side of this large, finely carved rectangular plaque is the face of the god Bes, protector of home, family, and childbirth, and for that reason, he figures prominently in domestic magic and amulets. His close connection to all aspects of fertility and sexuality is demonstrated by the presence of his image in the "Birth houses", shrines associated with temples of the Late and Greco Roman periods. He also had a special relation to the goddess