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

Bes Head

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Date722-332 BCE
MediumFaience
Credit LineGift of Dr. Bob Brier in memory of Theodore Halkedis
Dimensions1 1/8 x 1 5/16 in. (2.9 x 3.3 cm)
Object number2008.049.004
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, May 24, 2013 - March 30, 2015
ProvenanceEx coll. Theodore (1932-2001) and Aristea (1933-2014) Halkedis, New York, New York. Ex coll. Bob Brier, New York.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
722-30 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1076-944 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
167 BCE-323 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
1076-332 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
722-332 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
late 4th-3rd Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
late 1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE