Bes amulet

Museum number:
6-22134
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21060022134
Accession number:
Acc.63/195
Description:
amulet of Bes, of white glaze; length 23 mm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 555, Cemetery 500, El Ahaiwah
Verbatim coll. place:
Tomb 555
Culture or time period:
19th Dynasty of Egypt (1295–1186 BC), 20th Dynasty of Egypt (1186–1069 BC), and 21st Dynasty of Egypt (1069–945 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1900
Materials:
Glaze (coating by location)
Person depicted:
Bes (Egyptian deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Amulets and Bes
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Loans:
S1974-1975 #60: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (February 18, 1975–August 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Bes amulet, accession number 6-22134, described as amulet of Bes, of white glaze; length 23 mmHearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Bes amulet, accession number 6-22134, described as amulet of Bes, of white glaze; length 23 mmHearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Bes amulet, accession number 6-22134, described as amulet of Bes, of white glaze; length 23 mmHearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Bes amulet, accession number 6-22134, described as amulet of Bes, of white glaze; length 23 mmHearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Bes amulet, accession number 6-22134, described as amulet of Bes, of white glaze; length 23 mmHearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Bes amulet, accession number 6-22134, described as amulet of Bes, of white glaze; length 23 mmHearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Bes amulet, accession number 6-22134, described as amulet of Bes, of white glaze; length 23 mmHearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Bes amulet, accession number 6-22134, described as amulet of Bes, of white glaze; length 23 mm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bes amulet, accession number 6-22134, described as amulet of Bes, of white glaze; length 23 mm

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