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Egyptian Glass Bes Amulet in Gold Pin - Late Period-Roman Period, 664 B.C.-323 A.D. and later. Comprising a large blue amulet of facing Bes with yellow highlighting, the grimacing god wearing a plumed headdress and depicted nude; set in a later gold casing with a plume-shaped red jasper insert, an articulated pin attachment on the reverse. Cf. Lacovara, P., and Markowitz, Y.J., Jewels of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Treasures from the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester MA, 2020, pp.110-111, no.6, for a comparable blue faience Bes with yellow decoration. 13.7 grams, 51.6 mm (2 in.). Ex AH collection, London, UK, 1980s.Accompanied by a previous cataloguing slip. Despite his rather fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children. He was also believed to provide protection from snakes.