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Item number M3.166 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Figure depicting the naked god Bes with a headdress composed of feathers and a beard with vertical indented lines. His hands rest on his thighs, and he stands on a platform.
History Of Use
Used as an amulet by children.
Narrative
The van Haersolte Collection
Iconographic Meaning
The god Bes dressed in the skin of the 'cynelurus guttatus (panther),' and wore a crown of feathers. He was the god of the toilet and of dancing and took the place of Set, and of Typhon, the personification of evil. He became a war god carrying a shield and sword. The Greeks connected him with Hercules.
Item History
- Made in Egypt
- Collected during 1890
- Owned by Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Owned by Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn before April 26, 1956
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller) on April 26, 1956
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- M3.166
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 10.4 cm, width 3.4 cm, depth 2.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Egypt
Who
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Previous Owner
- Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn, Baron van Haersolte van den Doorn and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source), U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) and Kathleen van Haersolte van den Doorn (Seller)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1890
- Ownership Date
- before April 26, 1956
- Acquisition Date
- on April 26, 1956
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 101
- Accession Number
- 2308/0162
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