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Scarab

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Date: 5th century B.C.
Medium: Black jasper
Culture: Phoenician
Department: Jewelry
Institution: Getty Museum

Bes, an Egyptian god, stands towards the right, his head turned to front, holding two lions around their necks; he wears a slit skirt and a crown of plumes; groundline; hatched border. The scarab appears to be burnt. Bes as "posis theron," or Master of Animals, is a popular motif on Phoenician scarabs.

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