30BC - 323AD ROMAN-EGYPTIAN BLUE STONE CARVED SCARABOID PLAQUE WITH A DEPICTION OF BES (EGYPTIAN DEITY)

• A Very Rare Opportunity To Own An Important Piece Of Ancient History From The 30BC-323AD Roman-Egypt Era.
• This Early Scaraboid Plaque Has Been Hand-Carved From A Precious Blue Stone And Features An Engraved Depiction Of The Face Of The Ancient Egyptian God, Bes.
• Scaraboids Such As This Are Are A Form Of Seal Amulets Related To Scarab Amulets, That Are Similar In Shape But Do Not Include The Beetle`s Anatomy.
• Scaraboid Is A Term Used By Egyptologists To Describe These Rare Artifacts.
• Bes 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.
• It Is Believed That The Cult Of Bes Did Not Become Widespread Until The Beginning Of The New Kingdom, But More Recently Several Bes-Like Figures Have Been Discovered In Deposits From The Naqada Period Of Pre-Dynastic Egypt.
• Worship Of Bes Spread As Far North As The Area Of Syria And As Far West As The Balearic Islands (Ibiza) In Spain, And Later Into The Roman And Achaemenid Empires.
• Roman Egypt Was An Imperial Province Of The Roman Empire From 30BC To 641AD.
• The Province Encompassed Most Of Modern-Day Egypt And Was Bordered By The Provinces Of Crete And Cyrenaica To The West And Judaea, Later Arabia Petraea, To The East.
• Egypt Was Conquered By Roman Forces In 30BC And Became A Province Of The New Roman Empire Upon Its Formation In 27BC.
• Egypt Came To Serve As A Major Producer Of Grain For The Empire And Had A Highly Developed Urban Economy. It Was By Far The Wealthiest Roman Province Outside Of Italy.
• Dated To 30 B.C. - 323 A.D. (Roman Egypt Era).
• Size: 33mm x 23mm x 11mm
• Weight: 9.31 Grams

Provenance:

• Acquired By A North American Collector Between 1970-1996.
• Acquired By An Esteemed UK Collector In 2016 And Henceforth, Displayed In A Collection In London.
• Literature: Andrews, C., Amulets Of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994.
• Condition: This Piece Is Extremely Well Preserved And Remains In Excellent Condition. The Engraved Face Of Bes Is Still Clear And Defined - Refer Images
• Accompanied By A Certificate Of Authenticity, (This Piece Is Accompanied By An Internationally Recognised BidSafe Authentication And Verification Number: 7216985-8) (SN:7216985-8) (306719-1)

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