Figurine of the God Bes

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Figurine of the God Bes

Egypt, Third Intermediate Period (1081 - 711 B.C.)
Sculpture
Bronze with gold inlays
Height: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Museum Associates General Acquisition Fund, Joan Palevsky, and the Ancient Art Council (M.90.28)
Egyptian Art
Not currently on public view

Provenance

Paul Lotfi, Glendale, CA and New York, sold 1990 to; LACMA.

Bibliography

  • Townsend, Jen and Renée Zettle-Sterling. Cast: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity's Most Transformational Process. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2017.