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Source Description
The pendant represents a head of the protective god Bes which derives from the face of a lion.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
26500
label
Bes Mask
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
26500
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bes Mask
description
The pendant represents a head of the protective god Bes which derives from the face of a lion.
provenance
Sheikh of the Pyramids [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-1st century BC (Late Period-Greco-Roman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
pendants
amulets
plaques
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.3
height
3.3
depth
0.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 5/16 x W: 1 5/16 x D: 1/16 in. (3.27 x 3.28 x 0.15 cm)
Source extras
med
Egyptian faience with blue, green and black glaze
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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