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<em>Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.78_side1_PS9.jpg)
Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.78_side1_PS9.jpg)
<em>Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.78_side1_PS9.jpg)

Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.78_side1_PS9.jpg)

<em>Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.78_side2_PS9.jpg)

Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.78_side2_PS9.jpg)

<em>Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.78_erg456.jpg)

Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.78_erg456.jpg)

<em>Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.78_NegC_bw.jpg)

Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.78_NegC_bw.jpg)

<em>Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.78_NegA_bw.jpg)

Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.78_NegA_bw.jpg)

<em>Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.78_NegB_bw.jpg)

Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.78_NegB_bw.jpg)

<em>Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.78_divinefelines_2013.jpg)

Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.78_divinefelines_2013.jpg)

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Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
MEDIUM Wood
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 18
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 16.78
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION The spoon has a circular bowl on the other side of which is an elaborately carved head of Bes covering the entire surface. The handle is short and tapers towards the rim. It has a design, possibly a lotus design, on the entire surface through which a groove runs. This together with two small holes on the outer surface of the bowl (which may, however, be modern) suggest that this was a cover or fitting of some larger object. On the other hand, the interior of the bowl shows very extensive traces of wear. The wood is a rich brown and remarkably light in weight. Condition: Outside of traces of wear, the spoon is in practically perfect condition.
    EXHIBITIONS
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
    CAPTION Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.78_side1_PS9.jpg)
    IMAGE profile, 16.78_side1_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2016
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    <em>Spoon with Face of Bes or another Birth God</em>, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E. Wood, 2 11/16 x 4 1/8 in. (6.9 x 10.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.78. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.78_side1_PS9.jpg)

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    Food/Drink
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    household
    god of household

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