Braided chain with intricate openwork medallion at the clasp and a gold Bes pendant

Braided chain with intricate openwork medallion at the clasp and a gold Bes pendant

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Small pendants are found on jewelry, and Bes was particularly popular in the Roman Period. The figure has a second loop below its feet, so potentially another pendant could be attached.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Braided chain with intricate openwork medallion at the clasp and a gold Bes pendantBraided chain with intricate openwork medallion at the clasp and a gold Bes pendantBraided chain with intricate openwork medallion at the clasp and a gold Bes pendantBraided chain with intricate openwork medallion at the clasp and a gold Bes pendantBraided chain with intricate openwork medallion at the clasp and a gold Bes pendant

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.