Bell with the face of the god Bes
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsHeight x diameter: 7.5 x 5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1666
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceSaid to be from Karnak. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe for £3. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession date: January 1, 1903)
about 800 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
50 B.C.–1 A.D.
30 B.C.–A.D 364
30 B.C.–A.D 364
600–500 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
A.D. 140–155