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Caption

Bes Amulet, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.. Glass, 1 1/4 × 9/16 in. (3.2 × 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.101. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Bes Amulet

Date

ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 18

Period

New Kingdom

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Glass

Classification

Accessory

Dimensions

1 1/4 × 9/16 in. (3.2 × 1.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.101

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