Figure of Bes as Amulet

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Small green-glazed amulet depicting the dwarf god Bes in a frontal seated/standing figure with raised arms and a mask-like face.

The image shows a small, vertically oriented Egyptian amulet with a green dark-to-light glazed surface over a darker core. The figure is carved in the form of Bes (a squat protective deity), with a broad, stylized face, prominent mouth, and an arrangement of hair or a headdress around the head. The deity’s arms are raised toward the sides of the torso, suggesting a protective/ritual stance. No legs or body details are clearly preserved beyond the upper torso and arms, and the bottom termination is worn or cropped. There is no visible cartouche or royal titulary. No legible hieroglyphic, Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible in the photograph. The catalogued materials (steatite probably, glaze) are consistent with the glossy green glazed appearance, though the precise mineral core is not directly confirmable from the image alone.