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Faience amulet of Bes

Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: avenue G 0, avenue G 2, G 7101, G 7210-7220, G 7110-7120, G 7130-7140, street G 7200, street G 7100, street G 7400, G 7210-7220

Faience amulet of Bes (head); dark green glaze, back flat, bored through top of head, features roughly made. Illustration: Yes. Illustration scale: 1:1

Details

  • ID
    HUMFA_24-12-64
  • Department
    Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Classification
    Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
  • Findspot
    [Avenue G 0], N of subsidiary pyramid G I-a
  • Material
    Faience
  • Dimensions
    Height: 2.7 cm Width: 1.925 cm Thickness: .775 cm
  • Credit Line
    Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
  • Object Ownership Information
    MFA accession number: 27.1074
  • Period
    Late Period
  • Date of Register Entry
    12/04/1924
  • Problems/Questions
    MFA accession number verified