Fragment of faience Bes head (?) amulet
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: street G 7000, G 7131, avenue G 2, avenue G 1, G I-a boat pit, G 7121
Fragment of faience [Bes head (?)] amulet; green glaze, incised design, back plain, not bored; base broken.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_24-11-236
- Alternate IDs
- 24-11-236; HUMFA_24-11-236
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Period
- Late Period
- Entry Date
- 11/07/1924
- Title
- Fragment of faience Bes head (?) amulet
- Medium
- Faience
- Dimensions
- Width: 1.2 cm Length: 1.55 cm Thickness: .35 cm
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- [Street G 7000], debris E of subsidiary pyramid G I-b
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified