<em>Vase with Face of Bes on One Side</em>, 664-332 B.C.E. Clay, 6 3/4 × Diam. 4 1/8 in. (17.2 × 10.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.328E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.328E_view01.jpg)

Vase with Face of Bes on One Side, 664-332 B.C.E. Clay, 6 3/4 × Diam. 4 1/8 in. (17.2 × 10.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.328E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.328E_view01.jpg)

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Vase with Face of Bes on One Side

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Clay

Reportedly From: Saqqara, Egypt

DATES 664-332 B.C.E.

DYNASTY Dynasty 26

PERIOD Late Period

DIMENSIONS 6 3/4 × Diam. 4 1/8 in. (17.2 × 10.4 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 37.328E

CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION One large pottery vessel bearing the features of the god Bes. The vessel is buff slipped and the decoration which consists of the face of the god and a pair of arms is executed in slip. A mustache is incised. Condition: The rim is chipped on the recto. A hole has been punched in the left hand side of the vessel (roughly circular). Some staining but otherwise perfect.

EXHIBITIONS

Curator's Choice: Ancient Sculptures in Clay

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Vase with Face of Bes on One Side, 664-332 B.C.E. Clay, 6 3/4 × Diam. 4 1/8 in. (17.2 × 10.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.328E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.328E_view01.jpg)

IMAGE overall, CUR.37.328E_view01.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2022

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