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CIVILIZATION | Egyptian |
PERIOD | Third Intermediate-Late Period |
DATE | circa 1070-332 B.C. |
MATERIAL | Faience |
MOUNTED | Yes |
Turquoise glazed composition, the bandy-legged leonine standing on an integral plinth, his hands resting on his hips, his ferocious face with bulging cheeks, bared teeth with protruding tongue, stylized beard, furrowed brow, pronounced pug nose, and protruding ears, a lions tail and suspension loop at the back.
Bes is commonly known as the guardian god and protector of women in labor. His function originated from Nubia but reached epic popularity throughout Egypt after being named the protective deity of the royal house of Egypt. His image decorated countless decorative art objects, beds and head-rests. His joie-de-vivre and love of music is portrayed by known figures of Bes dancing.
Formerly in the DuBois Collection, excavated in Egypt between 1900-1907. The DuBois collection was loaned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 1920s-1930s, then to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts where it was exhibited for another 20 years until its final exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Man. Several works from their collection remain at the Met Museum, the MFA, and the Museum of Man.
Exhibited: Museum of Man, San Diego, CA, 1967-1968, inv. no. M172.
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cf. Azules Egipcios, Pequeños tesoros del arte, p. 72, no. 48, for a Bes amulet.
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CATEGORY | Egyptian |
PERIOD | Third Intermediate-Late Period |
DATE | circa 1070-332 B.C. |
MATERIAL | |
MOUNTED | Yes |