Steatite amulet of Bes
Crudely made steatite [amulet] of Bes.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- EMC_JE_56975
- Alternate IDs
- EMC_JE_56975; JE_56975; HUMFA_29-11-328; 29-11-328; EMC_SR_7/5182; SR_7/5182
- Department
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
- Entry Date
- 11/24/1929
- Title
- Steatite amulet of Bes
- Medium
- Steatite
- Dimensions
- Height 1.8 cm to 2.3 cm
- Credit Line
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
- Provenance
- Pit G 7757 A, room V
- Notes
- Two such Bes amulets originally registered as HUMFA_29-11-328; one now in collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFAB_29.2654); one in collection of Egyptian Museum, Cairo (EMC_JE_56975). Mislabeled in JE as HUMFA_29-11-329.
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified