Amulet of the God Bes

Arts of Africa

Roman Period (30 BCE–395 CE)

Egyptian

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Artist: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Amulet of the God Bes
Origin: Egypt
Date: 30 BCE–395 CE
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: 2.25 × 1 × .5 cm (7/8 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
Reference Number: 1893.65
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Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 130.

Émile Brugsch (1842-1930), Bulaq Museum and Egyptian Antiquities Service, Cairo; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1893; price reimbursed by Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson, 1893.

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