Bes holding a vessel

Classification

amulet ; statuette

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

height: 5.3 cm; plinth: 2 x 1.8 cm

Date

first half of the 1st millennium B.C. (25th–26th dynasty)

Period

25th (Kushite) dynasty (747–656); 26th (Saite) dynasty (664–525)

Material

faience

Iconography

Bes ; pedestal ; vessel ; Nefertem ; Sakhmet?; Bastet?; situla ; perfume vessel ; animal tail (also as royal insignia)

Production place

Egypt

Findspot

Memphis?

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Egyptian Art

Provenance

Nyíregyháza, Jósa András Museum

Inventory

52.696

ID

Hyp-4876

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