Accession No
2006.451 C
Description
A blue-green faience Bes amulet with suspension hole.
Place
Africa; North Africa; Egypt
Period
Source
Whiteway Collection; Whiteway, Philip (Captain) [collector and bequeather]; Meux, Valerie (Lady) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
2006.451 C; 543 [Whiteway No.]; 647; 172 [Meux No.]; 1550 [Meux Sale Lot No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Glazed composition; Faience
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
White hand written Whiteway label adhered to the front of the mount reads '543'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
Underside of the mount is marked '647' in pencil.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
Underside of the mount is marked '1550/10' in pencil.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Labels & Markings)
Underside of the mount is marked '172' in pencil.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Yellow Meux label adhered to the front of the mount reads '172'.
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Budge (1896): 170—173. Green glazed faience pendent figures of the god Bes.
Event Date 1896
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Budge, E.A Wallis. (1896). Some Account of the Collection of Egyptian Antiquities in the Possession of Lady Meux. Harrison and Son: London. p. 168. no. 172.
Event Date 1896
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
Waring and Gillow (1911): 1550... (170-173) Four green glazed faience pendant figures of the same.
Event Date 1911
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (References)
Waring and Gillow, Ltd (Auctioneers). By Order of the Executors of the late Lady Henry Bruce Meux, Theobald’s Park, Waltham Cross, Herts, Catalogue and Conditions of Sale of the Furniture and Contents of the Mansion Together with Certain Items Removed from 41 Park Lane and Comprising of Equipments of 30 Bedrooms and 6 Reception Rooms, May 15th-16th, 18th-19th, 22nd-23rd, 25th-26th, 1911 (London 1911). p.114, no. 1550.
Event Date 1911
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Context (Auction / Sale)
Sold on the 8th day (26th May 1911) of the Lady Meux sale.
Event Date 26/5/1911
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
4 Bess amulets
Event Date 27/10/2010
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
Lady Meux has been added to the Source field based on labelling style.
Event Date 2/1/2026
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Description (Physical description)
A blue-green faience Bes amulet with suspension hole.
Event Date 2/1/2026
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:327854
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