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title: Bes Amulet
author: Walters Art Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6391/bes-amulet/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2026-03-25
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# Bes Amulet

_Authored by Walters Art Museum_

## Image File

[![Bes Amulet](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6391.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6391.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [faience](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Faience/) amulet of the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) protective deity [Bes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bes/). [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), 950-700 BCE. (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, W. A. (2017, February 23). Bes Amulet. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6391/bes-amulet/>
### Chicago
Museum, Walters Art. "Bes Amulet." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 23, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6391/bes-amulet/>.
### MLA
Museum, Walters Art. "Bes Amulet." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Feb 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6391/bes-amulet/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egyptian_-_Bes_-_Walters_481604.jpg) by [**Walters Art Museum**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egyptian_-_Bes_-_Walters_481604.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 February 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.