Amulet of the God Bes

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.

A small glazed faience amulet shaped in the form of a standing Bes-like deity figure with raised arms and a blocky torso.

The object appears as a compact, vertically oriented amulet made of greenish-blue glazed material. The top is flared like a cap/forehead with a central vertical ridge. The figure has a rounded head and a narrow neck; the torso is rectangular with an incised or modeled face/feature area and a vertical central line. On either side of the upper body are bulbous elements that may represent arms or hands held near the sides. A small basal projection at the bottom resembles a rounded plinth. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible in the image, and no distinct Greek/Coptic/Arabic text can be read. The form is broadly consistent with a Bes amulet typology (dwarf/guardian deity), though fine facial details are not fully clear.