EGYPTIAN GREEN FAIENCE SCARAB WITH BES Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1100 - 664 BC A scarab made of green faience, featuring a drilled hole. It depicts the god Bes, known as the protector of pregnant women, on its base. Studied by PD Dr. habil. Pieter Gert van der Veen, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. Size: 32mm x 20mm; Weight: 10g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.