Due to custom regulations we can not ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding. Large Egyptian faience amulet of the deity Bes in standing position. The amulet has fantastic detail. There is an intact suspension loop on the back for wearing as an amulet. Size: ± 54,9 x 22,8 mm Condition, good and solid condition, piece of the crown is missing. Signs of wear consistent with age and use. See images. Certificate of Authenticity: available upon request (pdf-format). BES (also spelled as Bisu), together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity, worshipped as a protector of households and, in particular, of mothers, children, and childbirth. Bes later came to be regarded as the defender of everything good and the enemy of all that is bad. The Egyptians believed that he stood guard during childbirth, ready to strike any malevolent forces that sought to harm both mother and child. Worship of Bes was widely recognised and was later adopted into the Roman and Achaemenid Empires.