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Necklace with Bes amulets Asasif

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Description

Necklace, Bes amulets. Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom, ca. 1991–1450 B.C. Yellow, green and blue faience. l. 40 cm (15 3/4 in). From: Asasif, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon excavations. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Connections

Found at Asasif
Deities Bes

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276561 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.7.1373 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547620 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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