Amulet of Bes

Title

Amulet of Bes

Description

Figurine, faience, Egyptian late period, Bes the dwarf god, head missing but otherwise well preserved. Dark green in colour. Accompanied by an envelope with explanatory text (L.16.028 B)

Date

661 BC - 332 BC

Format

Height: 31 mm
Width: 22 mm
Weight: 9.5 g

Type

Amulet

Identifier

C.001.023

Coverage

EGYPT

License

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike License

Medium

Faience

Provenance

Acquired by Corporal John Walter Sinclair, Egypt, 1916

Rights Holder

A Brisbane Private Collection

Relation

P.001
C.001.024

Contributor

Mr James Donaldson

Files

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Citation

Late Period (Egyptian), “Amulet of Bes,” First World War Antiquities, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ww1antiquities.omeka.net/items/show/28.

Comments

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Item Relations

Item: Corporal John Walter Sinclair frbr:ownerOf This Item