Bes

Unknown

664–30 B.C. · Blue, yellow faience · Egyptian Art

This small double-sided figure depicts the beloved god Bes with his body of a dwarf, leonine head, and feather headdress. The bright blue faience is has linear details in an equally bright contrasting yellow-green, so that the god looks a bit like a cookie with icing.

Artist

Unknown

Date

664–30 B.C.

Medium

Blue, yellow faience

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Helen Miller Gould, 1910