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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes Jar
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Bes Jar

AAT Object Form/Functionjars
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Date30 BCE-323 CE
MediumClay
Credit LineFunded by John A. Manget by exchange
Dimensions4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (11.4 x 17.2 cm)
Object number2004.019.001
Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, 2006 - January 2011
Monsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, June 20, 2011 - March 13, 2018
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, June 4, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesChristie's London, Antiquities (Wednesday, October 29, 2003), 135, lot 230.
ProvenancePurchased by MCCM from Christie's London, October 29, 2003, lot 230.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
late 1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
167 BCE-323 CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
722-30 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
late 4th-3rd Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-332 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-332 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1076-944 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-332 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1076-332 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
305-30 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
722-332 BCE