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Bes Amulet Middle KingdomEgypt

Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, acc. 1990.13. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 1990.13
Find spot: Egypt, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12 to early Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1836–1700 B.C.E.
Date range: 1836 BCE – 1700 BCE
Materials: ['Faience']
Height: 3.2 cm
Width: 2.1 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Bes Amulet (1990.13). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/30416

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Caption: Bes Amulet, ca. 1836–1700 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 1/4 x 13/16 x 3/8 in. (3.2 x 2.1 x 1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Ariane, Nike, and Samara Mele, 1990.13.

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BKM-Accession 1990.13 tier-2
BKM-Object 4236 tier-2

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