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Amulet of Bes

Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D 364
Findspot: Egypt, Giza

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height x width: 4.1 x 1.5 cm (1 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.801
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionBlue glaze; good condition.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, communal burial in room J1 (=pillared hall 27), associated with mummy 47. 1907: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

(Accession date: March 2, 1911)