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Amulet of Bes

Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, From fill, G 7813T, in passage

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Overall: 4.5 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm (1 3/4 x 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number31.1873
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionAmulet of Bes wearing a feathered headdress, green glaze.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, From fill G 7813 T in passage. 1931 : excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.