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Bes Head Amulet

Bes Head Amulet

1069–715 BCE
(1069–715 BCE)
turquoise blue faience
Overall: 2.9 x 2.2 x 0.3 cm (1 1/8 x 7/8 x 1/8 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.737
Location: not on view
  • Purchased from Mohammed Mohasseb and Son, Luxor, by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Kozloff, Arielle, K., "Blue Bes", Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 36 no. 01, January 1996 Mentioned and reproduced: p. 5 archive.org
    Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 522
  • {{cite web|title=Bes Head Amulet|url=false|author=|year=1069–715 BCE|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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