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Amulet of Bes
Egyptian
New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period
1550–343 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2046
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience; brown; slight glaze; thick; suspension ring at back of headdress; full-length, standing figure of Bes.
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)