Jar in the Form of Bes

1st century BCE-1st century CE (Ptolemaic-Roman) 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm) Citation Source image

The god Bes was responsible for protecting mothers and children. This jar may have held liquids used as remedies.

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36941
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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