Amulet of Bes
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Object Details
- Description
- Amulet consisting of head and torso of a Bes figure, with bright blue glaze. Bes is a dwarf-like human figure with leonine characteristics. He wears a plumed headdress. Both arms are bent. The right hand cups his breast and in the left hand he holds a small figure to his breast. The smaller suckling figure is either a baboon or a smaller Bes figure.
- The figure is broken off just below the waist. It has been re-used in modern times and has a gold pin mounting on the back.
- Provenance
- To 1907
- Unidentified owner, Egypt, to 1907 [1]
- From 1907 to 1919
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), purchased in Egypt from an unidentified owner in 1907 [2]
- From 1920
- Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]
- Notes:
- [1] See Original Pottery List, L. 1873, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.
- [2] See note 1.
- [3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery.
- Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art Collection
- Exhibition History
- Charles Lang Freer and Egypt (June 13, 1998 to October 2, 2011)
- Previous custodian or owner
- Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Charles Lang Freer
- ca. 1075-656 B.C.E or later
- Period
- Third Intermediate Period or later
- Accession Number
- F1907.386
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Faience (glazed composition)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4.1 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm (1 5/8 x 7/8 x 3/4 in)
- Origin
- Egypt
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- faience
- Third Intermediate Period (ca. 1075 - 656 BCE)
- Egypt
- Bes
- Ancient Egyptian Art
- protection
- Charles Lang Freer collection
- Record ID
- fsg_F1907.386
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ec275fd3-ed4d-41c0-b5c0-53ade013c1d0
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