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Amulet of Bes

Egyptian
Object Place: Roman

Medium/Technique Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number05.278
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionBes figure, lines incised, degraded.
ProvenanceFrom Oxyrhynchus. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund.