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Source Description
Bes is shown open mouthed and standing on a round base. Bes has a beard of long, curled locks and wears a leopard's skin over the shoulders. The pierced prong for attachment to a mirror disc is preserved above the flat headdress.
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Document identity
localId
39547
label
Mirror Support in the Form of Bes
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
39547
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Mirror Support in the Form of Bes
description
Bes is shown open mouthed and standing on a round base. Bes has a beard of long, curled locks and wears a leopard's skin over the shoulders. The pierced prong for attachment to a mirror disc is preserved above the flat headdress.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Upper Egypt]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1931, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 7th-late 6th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
mirrors
supports
figurines
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
14.2
height
5.9
depth
3.9
dimensionsRaw
5 9/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 1/2 in. (14.2 x 5.9 x 3.9 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
30th-Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2200
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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8b631764cf4e7535
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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1d7f4a3507a42430
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no
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no