Lot 21
Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 1070 to 30 BCE. A hand-made pottery jar flask with a simplified face on the front, made by applied and pinched clay. Despite the basic features, the face represents the deity, Bes, who was a household protector, particularly the women and children. Utilitarian vessels with Bes's face were used in domestic settings, and this tiny jar may have been used for storage of ointments or cosmetics. Size: 1.25" Diameter x 2.25" H (3.2 cm x 5.7 cm)
Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Museum of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref. no. 16.567; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.090.1998.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA; ex-Emil Brugsch Collection, curator of the Bulaq Museum, Cairo, Egypt; Exhibited at the Drexel Museum, Philadelphia, 1895 to 1914; with the Drexel Institute Collection, Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1915 to 1958, ref. no. 16.567; at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1986 to 1991; in the University of Arizona Museum of Art, October 1993 to December 1993; and in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (RAFFMA), California State University, San Bernardino from 1998 to 2023, reference number EL01.090.1998
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- Condition: Intact and excellent. Old inventory number on base surface.
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