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Source Description
This depicts a composite deity who has the attributes, and therefore the powers, of several different gods. The face of the god Bes, the twin plumes and ram horns of Amun's crown, the head of an ibis crowned by the crescent and full moon of Thoth, and several snakes and crocodiles can be seen. The wings and falcon tail are related to the sky god Horus, and the jackal Anubis. There are many more aspects which refer to a multitude of divine aspects. By incorporating these elements into a single figure, the statuette protected the owner from many evils.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
10883
label
Pantheistic Bes
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
10883
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pantheistic Bes
description
This depicts a composite deity who has the attributes, and therefore the powers, of several different gods. The face of the god Bes, the twin plumes and ram horns of Amun's crown, the head of an ibis crowned by the crescent and full moon of Thoth, and several snakes and crocodiles can be seen. The wings and falcon tail are related to the sky god Horus, and the jackal Anubis. There are many more aspects which refer to a multitude of divine aspects. By incorporating these elements into a single figure, the statuette protected the owner from many evils.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 250-100 BCE (Greco-Roman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
25.2
height
13
depth
9.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 15/16 × W: 5 1/8 × D:3 7/8 in. (25.2 × 13 × 9.9 cm); H with Tang: 10 1/2 × W: 5 1/8 × D: 3 7/8 in. (26.7 × 13 × 9.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
bronze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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b5df74116513dd02
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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66bf192aa589985e
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no
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no
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3
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photo
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72ace42ef3e94412
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no
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no
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4
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photo
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no
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no