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Statuette of Bes
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Findspot: Egypt, Tanis (San el-Hagar)
Medium/Technique
Pottery (terracotta); mold-made
Dimensions
Height x width: 25.2 x 11 cm (9 15/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.779
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionThis statuette of squatting god Bes is mold-made of light red clay. He is wearing an animal skin and his characteristic plumed headdress (mostly missing). The ankles & feet are missing. The figurine is hollow with a firing hole in the center of the back.
ProvenanceFrom Tanis (San el-Hagar). 1884: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; October 28, 1885: presented to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession date: January 1, 1886)
(Accession date: January 1, 1886)