COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1995.13
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CMA_.1995.13
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Egypt
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Egypt
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26-30
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Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26-30
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Cosmetic Jar in the Form of the God Bes
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Cosmetic Jar in the Form of the God Bes
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
664-343 BC
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664-343 BC
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-664
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-664
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-343
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-343
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Egyptian blue
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Egyptian blue
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Vessels
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Vessels
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Vessels
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Vessels
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 9.3cm x 6.1cm x 4.1cm
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Overall: 9.3cm x 6.1cm x 4.1cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1995.13
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1995.13
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The lion-faced dwarf god Bes had many domestic duties, one of which was to protect cosmetics. Being full of physical imperfections, Bes was, according to an ancient fascination with opposites, perfect as a god associated with beauty. Bes's hands once held applicator sticks that are now lost.
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The lion-faced dwarf god Bes had many domestic duties, one of which was to protect cosmetics. Being full of physical imperfections, Bes was, according to an ancient fascination with opposites, perfect as a god associated with beauty. Bes's hands once held applicator sticks that are now lost.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1995.13.tif
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CMA_.1995.13.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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