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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Kay Hinton.
Scarab Incribed for Bes
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Kay Hinton.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Kay Hinton.
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Kay Hinton.
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Scarab Incribed for Bes

AAT Object Techniqueinscribing
AAT Object Form/Functionscarabs (carvings)
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom
Date1539-1077 BCE
MediumSteatite
Credit LineGift of Dr. Erica Frank and Dr. Randall F. White ('82C, '86M, '03G, '04PH)
Dimensions3/4 x 1/2 x 1 in. (1.9 x 1.3 x 2.5 cm)
Object number2005.080.001
ProvenanceEx coll. Erica Frank, United States.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University. Photo by Kay Hinton.
Scarab with Bes Image
1539-1077 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes
© Bruce M. White, 2005.
Bes Amulet
1539-1077 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes with Tambourine Pendant
1353-1336 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bes Amulet
722-30 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Ithyphallic Bes
late 4th-3rd Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes Amulet
722-332 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Amulet of Bes
1076-944 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bes as a Roman Soldier
late 1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Bes
305-30 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Two Sided Bes
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bes Amulet
722-332 BCE