Bes Head Amulet

1069-715 BC

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Title: Bes Head Amulet
Date Created: 1069-715 BC
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 2.9 x 2.2 x 0.3 cm (1 1/8 x 7/8 x 1/8 in.)
Provenance: Purchased from Mohammed Mohasseb and Son, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
Type: Amulets
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1914.737
Medium: turquoise blue faience
Department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Egypt, Third Intermediate Period or later
Credit Line: Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust
Collection: Egypt - Third Intermediate
Accession Number: 1914.737

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