Amulet Mold: Bes Dancing and Playing a Tambourine
Egyptian
Title
Amulet Mold: Bes Dancing and Playing a Tambourine
Artist
Unknown Artist (Egyptian)
Date
1539–1292 BCE
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
height: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification
Tools & Implements
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A.F. Jonas
Object Number
1936.305
On View
On view
Provenance
Possibly Francis Wallace Grenfell (1841–1925), Surrey, England.
Dr. August Frederick Jonas (1854–1934) and Mrs. A.F. Jonas (née Jessica Maud Stebbins, 1874–1961), Omaha, Nebraska, by 1934–1936;
Gift of Mrs. A.F. Jonas to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1936.
Dr. August Frederick Jonas (1854–1934) and Mrs. A.F. Jonas (née Jessica Maud Stebbins, 1874–1961), Omaha, Nebraska, by 1934–1936;
Gift of Mrs. A.F. Jonas to Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, 1936.
Exhibition History
None.
Published References
None.