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Amulet (?) depicting the god Bes

Standing figure of a woman carrying something on her shoulders, possibly a figure of the god Bes, of which only the legs remain. The woman appears to have short hair. She is holding a convex, disc-shaped object with her hands, likely a tambourine. The lower part of the legs is missing. The object is made in the lost-wax technique for solid casts.

Cat. 672
Metal / Bronze
2 cm x 3.7 cm x 1.7 cm
722–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Unknown, 1824–1888
Not on display
  • Roeder, Günther, Ägyptische Bronzefiguren (Mitteilungen aus der Ägyptischen Sammlung 6), Berlin 1956, p. 447.
    Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Roeder, Günther Titolo=Ägyptische Bronzefiguren Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Mitteilungen aus der Ägyptischen Sammlung Opera=6 Luogo=Berlin Anno=1956 Menzionato=p. 447 Illustrazione=
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