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Faience beads and pendants in the form of Bes

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Necklace from faience disk beads with pendants in the form of the Bes, the god protecting mother and child at birth. This necklace was found in el-`Amarna.

Present location

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN

Inventory number

TA 28/9B

Dating

18TH DYNASTY

Archaeological Site

EL-`AMARNA/AKHETATEN

Category

NECKLACE

Material

FAIENCE

Technique

PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL ?

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