Cylindrical Bead
ca. 1938-1759 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
One of the most powerful protective deities was Bes, a bandy-legged, potbellied god with a fiercely grinning leonine face and a lion’s feet and tail. Another was Taweret, a pregnant hippopotamus standing upright on lion’s feet with a very schematic representation of a crocodile on her back. This cylindrical bead includes a Bes image, two Taweret figures, and a snake, another protective symbol.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Accessory
- Formatted Medium
- Steatite, glaze
- Locations
- Place made: Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 12
- Period
- Middle Kingdom
- Dimensions
- 1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.1 x 0.7 cm)
- Accession Number
- 44.123.34
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor
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