<em>Bes Jar</em>, 664–332 B.C.E. Clay, pigment, 7 11/16 × 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 07.447.478. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.07.447.478_view01.jpg)

Bes Jar

Medium: Clay, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:664–332 B.C.E.

Dimensions: 7 11/16 × 4 3/16 in. (19.5 × 10.6 cm) mount: 7 7/8 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (20 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm)

Collections:

Museum Location: 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor

Accession Number: 07.447.478

Image: CUR.07.447.478_view01.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Pale red pottery jar, porous, and with roly-poly body, short flaring neck and flat rim. On upper body, grotesque face made with separate pellets attached to body possibly representing the god Bes. Arms indicated in maroon paint. Coarse work. Condition: Rim chipped. Paint on body worn.

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