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Bes amulet
Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, Ave. 4, Roman debris and sebakh siftings
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 1.9 cm (1 1/8 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number26-2-10
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionSmall crude Bes amulet. Blue glaze. Touched up with red. Medium hard fine light gray paste.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza, Ave. 4, Roman debris and sebakh siftings. 1926: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.