Medium: Faience
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:ca. 945–712 B.C.E., or later
Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 7/8 in. (17.5 x 9.2 x 2.3 cm)
Collections:
Exhibitions:
Accession Number: 37.309E
Image: 37.309E_transp6128.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Large blue and black glazed figure of the god Bes. The piece is glazed blue with the details rendered in black. The piece is rather flat although modeled on both front and rear surfaces. The god wears his feathered headdress which is pierced, from front to rear, with four holes for attachment or suspension. On his shoulders were monkeys (now mostly missing). Between his legs, and rendered in relief, is another small Bes figure. On the rear of the feathered headdress a bound antelope is rendered in relief. Condition: Mended from three pieces. Legs missing. Monkeys mostly missing from shoulders. Much of right arm missing. Small chip in leg of smaller Bes figure.