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<em>Amulet of the God Bes</em>, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.80.7.20_view01.jpg)
Amulet of the God Bes, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.80.7.20_view01.jpg)
<em>Amulet of the God Bes</em>, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.80.7.20_view01.jpg)

Amulet of the God Bes, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.80.7.20_view01.jpg)

<em>Amulet of the God Bes</em>, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.80.7.20_view02.jpg)

Amulet of the God Bes, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.80.7.20_view02.jpg)

<em>Amulet of the God Bes</em>, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.80.7.20_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

Amulet of the God Bes, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.80.7.20_NegB_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Amulet of the God Bes</em>, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.80.7.20_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Amulet of the God Bes, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.80.7.20_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Amulet of the God Bes</em>, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.80.7.20_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

Amulet of the God Bes, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.80.7.20_NegA_print_bw.jpg)

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Amulet of the God Bes

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Faience
  • Place Excavated: Mendes, Egypt
    • DATES 305–30 B.C.E.
    PERIOD Ptolemaic Period
    DIMENSIONS 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 80.7.20
    CREDIT LINE Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION One small, pale green amulet of the god Bes with a large feather crown. Condition: The surface is slightly dirty. A piece is missing from the base below the left foot. The overall condition is good.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Amulet of the God Bes, 305–30 B.C.E. Faience, 9/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in. (1.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egyptian Antiquities Organization, 80.7.20. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.80.7.20_view01.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.80.7.20_view01.jpg., 2020
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