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Amulet of Bes
Nubian
New Kingdom to Late Dynastic Period
1550–343 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia(Sudan), Meroe, W493
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number23.773
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience. Blue glaze. Incrusted with brown.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe: W 493 [Excav. date] March, 1923. Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.