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Bes

The figurine, representing the Egyptian deity Bes, is mold-made and solid. The back is handmade and flat. The figure is preserved from the head to the waist. H. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)

Date

99 BC - 99 AD

Accession No.

74.51.1504

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From CyprusSaid to be from the Salt Lake near Larnaca, Cyprus

References

  • Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. XLV.360, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895. The Terracottas and Pottery of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in Halls 4 and 15. no. 524, p. 42, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2323, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 352, pp. 210-11, 263, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.