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Amulet of Bes
Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 25–30
760–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 4.4 x 1.4 x 0.7 cm (1 3/4 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2048
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionAmulet of green faience, glaze worn. Full-length, standing figure of the minor god Bes, shown frontally and nude with characteristic attributes including leonine head and body, posture with legs bowed, and a feathered headdress. Ring at back of headdress for suspension.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)
(Accession date: June 28, 1872)