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Amulet of Bes
Egyptian
Hellenistic Period (Ptolemaic dynasty)–Roman Imp
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, NW corner of court
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width: 1.8 x 0.9 cm (11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number11.926
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience; blue-green glaze; rudely modeled; feet broken off and missing.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, Menkaura Pyramid Temple, burial in the NW corner of the court. 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)
(Accession date: March 2, 1911)