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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Amulet of Bes
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Amulet of Bes

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodThird Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21
Date1076-944 BCE
MediumFaience
Credit LineMohamed Farid Khamis/Oriental Weavers Fund
Dimensions2 5/16 x 7/8 x 1/2 in. (5.9 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm)
Object number2017.023.002
ProvenanceEx coll. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Tautenhahn, Houston, Texas, acquired from Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York, mid 1970s. Purchased by MCCM from Sue McGovern-Huffman [Sands of Time Ancient Art], Washington, DC.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes Amulet
1076-332 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bes Amulet
722-30 BCE
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Bes Amulet
722-332 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes Amulet
722-332 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes
1076-723 BCE (?)
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
Bes Amulet
1539-1077 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes Head
722-332 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes with Tambourine Pendant
1353-1336 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes Bead
167 BCE-323 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes Head
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Ithyphallic Bes
late 4th-3rd Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bes as a Roman Soldier
late 1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE