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Collection Online as of November 7, 2025

Amulet of Bes

525–332 BCE

Egypt, Late period , Dynasty 27–Second Persian period

(715–332 BCE)
gray steatite
Overall: 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.629
Location: Not on view
  • Kozloff, Arielle. "Blue Bes." Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 36, no. 1 (January 1996): 4-5. 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. 521
  • {{cite web|title=Amulet of Bes|url=false|author=|year=525–332 BCE|access-date=07 November 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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