Faience amulet of Bes
Faience amulet of Bes; deep blue glaze; perfect condition. [07-2-36]
Details
- ID
- MFAB_11.796
- Alternate IDs
- MFAB_11.796; 11.796
- Department
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Period
- Greco-Roman Period, Roman Imperial
- Entry Date
- 30 B.C. – A.D. 364
- Title
- Faience amulet of Bes
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 4.3 x 1.4cm (1 11/16 x 9/16in.)
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Menkaure Pyramid Temple ([MPT] GMT / room J1 = pillared hall 27, at neck of mummy 47)
- Bibliography
- Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931, p. 260.
- Notes
- This object was excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, but was not recorded in any object register book. 1907: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; 1911: assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession date: March 2, 1911)
- Remarks
- Registration number obtained from publication; no registration records available for 1907.