Faience Bes amulet, standing, tall headdress, back pillar. 22mm high. The term 'Bes' is applied to a number of deities from the Middle Kingdom onwards. These deities tend to have leonine features and were connected with the sun god. He is often shown as a dwarf god, with a sticking out tongue and a leonine mane. Bes seems to have been a household deity particularly noted for protecting women and children. For more information and further references see Anna Stevens 2006 'Private Religion at Amarna', BAR International Series 1587, 31-34.
