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amulet
Object Type
amulet
Museum number
EA47505
Description
Blue glazed composition amulet in the form of Bes.
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Dr David George Hogarth
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Asyut (town)
Materials
glazed composition
Technique
glazed
Dimensions
Height:
2.58 centimetres
Width:
1.01 centimetres
Depth:
0.58 centimetres
Curator's comments
Bibliography: G. Pinch, Votive offerings to Hathor (Oxford 1993), p.285.
Location
Not on display
Condition
good
Subjects
ancient egyptian deity
Associated names
Representation of:
Bes
Acquisition date
1907
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA47505
Registration number
1907,0511.395
Conservation
Treatment
: 14 Jun 2013