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A standing figure of a Bes-image

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Egyptian Art

A standing figure of a Bes-image

Maker not identified

Date
ca. 1950–1850 B.C.
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
H. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Object type
Figure of Bes
Period
Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Country
Egypt
Object number
22.1.59
Credit line
Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Gallery
109
Original Met record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Bes

The Met object ID 557129. The source CSV marks this record public domain, the official API identifies it as image-bearing, and the image was reverified as public domain before this page rendered.