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.

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.

Bes Jar. AAT Object Form/Function jars. Place Created Egypt, Africa. Culture Egyptian. Period Roman Period. Date 30 BCE-323 CE. Medium Clay. ... Double Spouted Oil Lamp of Bes. 1st-2nd Century CE. Bes as a Roman Soldier. late 1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE. Bes Bead. 167 BCE-323 CE. Bes Amulet. 722-30 BCE. Bes Figure. 722-332 BCE. Bes Head.

Bes was the Egyptian god of many things, including cosmetics, war, and childbirth. Both ancient Egyptian men and women loved cosmetics. Unguents, oils, and perfumes made from aromatic plant resins and gums were obtained at great cost from distant lands. The objects identified with cosmetics were given lavish treatment.

Jar of fine Nile silt fabric, with one vertical handle, long cylindrical neck, ridge around rim, and ring base. On one side is an image of the god Bes modelled in incised and applied relief...

Bes, a fun-loving god, drove away evil forces. His image appears on household objects like mirrors, cosmetic pots and wine jars. Early images of Bes show him as a lion-legged man with a mane and tail. Over time his image changes and he becomes smaller but he keeps the lion’s mane and carries knives or a tambourine.

Title: Head from a Bes Jar. Period: Late Period–Ptolemaic Period. Date: ca. 664–30 B.C. Geography: From Egypt. Medium: Faience. Dimensions: H. 5.4 × W. 5.2 × D. 3.1 cm (2 1/8 × 2 1/16 × 1 1/4 in.) Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020. Object Number: 2021.41.40

This jar belongs to a set that was purchased in Luxor from Sayed Molattam in 1923. The set is unusual because of the various creatures/deities decorating each lid. These include the head of the god Bes (this jar), the head of an ox, a resting calf, and a frog.

Coarse clay; grotesque face of Bes modeled on front; broken off at neck; with handle.

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.