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A: Four-winged Bes-Pantheos standing to front, feet to right, on an Ouroboros forming a cartouche, which encloses, from left to right a scarab, a hawk, a goat, a jackal, a lion, a crocodile, and a cobra, all facing right. The god’s face is bearded, four animal-protomes project from the sides of the head, which is topped by an elaborate crown (atef, or decorated with animal-protomes). The god has two pairs of wings and arms: the upper arms – in line with the top of the upper wings – are stretched to the sides and hold knives, cobras, scepters (hieroglyphs?). In the lower right arm: scorpion, whip and snake, in the lower left arm: lion and flail. Behind the wings: was-scepters on each side forming standards. A double strap crosses the chest in X-shape, the god wears a bird’s tail and a crocodile’s tail. There are tufts on the knees, feet are in the form of jackals' heads.
B: Inscription in eight lines: ιαεωβαψρενε|μουνοθιλαρικ|ριψιαεγεαιψι|ρκιραλιθονυο|μενερψαβωε||αιδοταιχαριν|ηρωνιμαπρο|σπανπασ → Ἰαεω‑palindrome, δόται χάριν Ἡρωνιμᾳ πρὸς πάντας. "Give Hieronilla favor in the eyes of all." (the name is R. Daniel's correction)
Bibliography
Bonner 1951 on CBd-557
Michel, BM on CBd-557
The British Museum Collection database on CBd-557
Daniel 2003, 140.
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