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<em>Bes Jar</em>, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negD_print.jpg)
Bes Jar, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negD_print.jpg)
<em>Bes Jar</em>, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negA_print.jpg)

Bes Jar, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negA_print.jpg)

<em>Bes Jar</em>, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negC_print.jpg)

Bes Jar, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negC_print.jpg)

<em>Bes Jar</em>, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negD_print.jpg)

Bes Jar, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negD_print.jpg)

<em>Bes Jar</em>, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negB_print.jpg)

Bes Jar, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negB_print.jpg)

<em>Bes Jar</em>, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_view01.jpg)

Bes Jar, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_view01.jpg)

<em>Bes Jar</em>, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_view02.jpg)

Bes Jar, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_view02.jpg)

<em>Bes Jar</em>, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_view03.jpg)

Bes Jar, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_view03.jpg)

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Bes Jar

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Clay, pigment
DATES ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E.
DYNASTY Dynasty 18 to Dynasty 19
PERIOD New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 07.447.482
CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Bes Jar, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negD_print.jpg)
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<em>Bes Jar</em>, ca. 1539-1190 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × Greatest Diam. 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.482. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.482_negD_print.jpg)

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