id:			119834
accession number:	1940.650
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1940.650
updated:		2024-08-08 15:13:35.878000

Amulet of Bes, 30 BCE–395 CE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Roman empire (30 BCE–395 CE). Polychrome faience; average: 3.7 x 1.8 x 0.7 cm (1 7/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.650

title:				Amulet of Bes
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creation date:			30 BCE–395 CE
creation date earliest:		-30
creation date latest:		395
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creditline:			Bequest of James Parmelee
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culture:	Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Roman empire (30 BCE–395 CE)
technique:	polychrome faience
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Egypt - Greco-Roman
type:		Amulets
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measurements: Average: 3.7 x 1.8 x 0.7 cm (1 7/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience
	opening date:   1998-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (May 10-July 5, 1998); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, RI (August 25, 1998-January 3, 1999).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (5/10/98 - 7/5/98); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (8/25/98 - 1/3/99).  "Gifts of the Nile:  Ancient Egyptian Faience," not in exh. cat.', 'opening_date': '1998-05-10T00:00:00'}

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 521
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