Head from a Bes Jar
Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
This fragment was once part of a jar that, based on other examples, depicted a squatting Bes-image. Although broken, this one still communicates the quality of the original jar in the pale blue faience with dark purple-blue highlights that make the beard curls, eyebrows, and eyes stand out. Skilled artisans produced this piece, probably for a member of the elite, either for their personal use—the Bes-image was a protective god—or as a gift to a temple.
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