Amulet

Museum number:

5-15385

Permalink:

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Accession number:

Acc.4428

Object count:

1

Description:

Amulet in the form of the god Bes. Green Egyptian faience with surface glaze mostly worn off. Double faced. Each side wearing feathered headdress, hands resting on thighs. Height 2.7 cm.

Donor:

Joan Wescott

Collection place:

Egypt

Verbatim coll. place:

Africa, Egypt no location

Collector:

Joan Wescott

Materials:

Faience (composite material)

Person depicted:

Bes (Egyptian deity)

Object type:

archaeology

Object class:

Amulets

Accession date:

July 25, 1989

Department:

Africa (except Ancient Egypt)

Legacy documentation: