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One head of bes (god of toilet articles)
One head of bes (god of toilet articles)
Object Number 46-78-50/6021
Display Title One head of bes (god of toilet articles)
Descriptions
Object Description One head of bes (god of toilet articles) made of coarse white clay and glazed with blue green
Inventory Description Ground stone pendant, green, carved worn design, blackened at base, perf.
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 3.5 x 0.9 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-78-50/6021
Provenance
Owner Katharine Page Loring (1899)
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (12/25/1899 - 1916)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (1916 - 11/27/1946)

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