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| Keywords: Egyptian - Protective Figure of Aha-Bes - Walters 48420 - Three Quarter.jpg Resembling the protective deity Bes this benevolent demon holds a snake in each hand symbolizing his ability to ward off the bites and stings of venomous creatures The figure has the proportions of a dwarf the head mane and tail of a lion and human eyes Similar figures to this one were depicted on magical wands of the Middle Kingdom The details of the figure such as the eyes mane nipples and the snakes are marked with dark blue lines and dots ca 1800 1750 BC Second Intermediate faience with blue glaze cm 17 2 7 6 4 9 accession number 48 420 37996 William MacGregor Tamworth Staffordshire Sale Sotheby Wilkinson Hodge London June 26-29 and July 4-6 1922 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1922 place of origin Dra abu'l Naga present-day Western Thebes Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statuettes in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian faience in the Walters Art Museum Bes amulet Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
