EGYPTIAN BICHROME FAIENCE HEAD OF BES AMULET Ptolemaic to Roman Period, Ca. 332 BC - AD 200. A faience amulet in the form of the head of Bes. The flat-backed plaque depicts a mask-like face with domed eyes, a raised nasal ridge and a mouth, flanked by spiral ears. Above the brow rises a tall feathered headdress; below, a ribbed beard. Details are rendered in a yellow tone against a turquoise ground, and the reverse is plain with a lateral perforation. For similar see: Christie's, Online Auction 12805, Ancient Jewelry: Wearable Art, 10 December 2015, Lot 31. Size: 32mm x 22mm; Weight: 5g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.