Amuleto protector del dios Bes

Amuleto protector de Bes

Bes, dios protector

Material: Fayenza vidriada azul

Dimensiones: 6 cm de altura

Peso: 15 gramos

Colección privada

Bes, un dios protector cuyo culto se desarrolló durante el Reino Nuevo (1539-1077 a. C.). Se le representa como un enano deforme y grotesco, con barba espesa y cabello largo, desnudo y con una corona de plumas altas, sacando la lengua en un gesto burlón.

Su función principal, además de su papel como deidad tutelar del matrimonio, era proteger a las mujeres embarazadas y a las madres y niños en general.

Schutzamulett des Bes

Bes, Schutzgott

Material: blue, glazed fayence.

Size: 6cm high

Weight: 15 grams

private assembly

Bes, ein Schutzgott, dessen Kult sich im Neuen Reich (1539-1077 v. Chr.) entwickelte. Er wird als deformierter, grotesker Zwerg mit buschigem Bart und langem Haar dargestellt, der spöttisch die Zunge herausstreckt. Er ist nackt und trägt eine Krone aus hohen Federn.

His main function, besides his role as guardian deity of marriage, was to protect pregnant women and mothers and children in general.

Protective Amulet of Bes

Bes, guardian spirit

Medium: Blue glazed earthenware

Dimensions: 6 cm high

Weight: 15 grams

Private collection

Bes, a guardian spirit whose cult developed during the New Kingdom (1539-1077 BCE).

He is depicted as a grotesque and deformed dwarf with a thick beard and long hair, naked, wearing a tall feathered crown, and sticking out his tongue in a mocking gesture.

His main function, beyond serving as the tutelary god of marriage, was to protect pregnant women and women in labor, as well as mothers and children in general.