Egyptian faience amulet
Object No. 194A
Amulet, in the form of animal headed deity 'Bes', faience, Egypt,, Roman period (30 BC - 395 AD)
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Summary
Physical Description
Amulet, light blue faience, in the form of animal headed deity 'Bes', Egypt, Roman period (30 BC - 395 AD)
DIMENSIONS
Height
93 mm
Width
45 mm
Depth
17 mm
HISTORY
Notes
Presented to the New South Wales Collection of Applied Art by Mr A.W. Robey, 11 May 1927. Mr A.W. Robey was a plumber and long-time member of the National Association of Master Plumbers. Advertising as a 'Plumber, etc.' he worked from his shop at 103 Bathurst St, Sydney. Keen oceanographer, Robey penned 'The Secret of the Tides' in 1930, detailed Australian tidal movements. While little else is known about him, he is recorded in the Sydney Morning Herald, 10th May 1927 as donating 'several pieces of ancient Egyptian bronze and pottery' to the 'Applied Art Exhibit'. How he came by these pieces remains unknown.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Presented to the New South Wales Collection of Applied Art by Mr A W Robey, 1927
Acquisition Date
11 May 1927
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