Flat Faience Figurine
date: label: Accession Date
content: 29 Jun 1917
name: label: Donor Name
content: John C. Davis
label: Site Name
content: Thebes
notes: label: Notes
content: The god Bes, used as a pendant.
label: Notes
content: From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Bes amulet, 1450-200 B.C. Egyptians associated this protective deity with home and childbirth. Bes also acted as a patron of music. Children, dancers, singers, and musicians often wore Bes amulets.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Mar 2018
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Qena, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ancient Egyptian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 061283
label: USNM Number
content: A299888-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Amulet