id: 157614 accession number: 1995.13 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.13 updated: 2019-04-18 12:25:40.197000 Cosmetic Jar in the Form of the God Bes, 664-525 BC. Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26. Egyptian blue; overall: 9.3 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1995.13 title: Cosmetic Jar in the Form of the God Bes title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 664-525 BC creation date earliest: 664 creation date latest: 525 current location: 107 Egyptian creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26 technique: Egyptian blue department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art collection: Egypt - Late Period type: Vessels find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 9.3 x 6.1 x 4.1 cm (3 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience opening date: 1998-05-10T00:00:00 Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience. The Cleveland Museum of Art (May 10-July 5, 1998); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, RI (August 25, 1998-January 3, 1999); Kimbell Art Museum (January 31-April 25, 1999). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * The Cleveland Museum of Art (5/10/98 - 7/5/98); Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (8/25/98 - 1/3/99); Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth (1/31/99 - 4/25/99). "Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience," exh. cat. no. 73, color repr. p. 109; p. 209, repr. p. 209. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: Bes was the Egyptian god of many things, including cosmetics, war, and childbirth. digital description: wall description: Both ancient Egyptian men and women loved cosmetics. Unguents, oils, and perfumes made from aromatic plant resins and gums were obtained at great cost from distant lands. The objects identified with cosmetics were given lavish treatment. The luxurious obsidian and gold beaker hints at the precious contents it once held. Others are fanciful in form, such as an ostrich egg. The god Bes, patron god of cosmetics, himself is the subject of a colorful jar. The delicately carved human face and the head of a giraffe decorated elaborate ivory cosmetic spoons. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.13/1995.13_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.13/1995.13_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1995.13/1995.13_full.tif