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BesLate Period, 25th Dynasty, 711-657 BCE

Not on view
Small bronze sculpture of a squat humanoid figure with wide-set legs, raised fists, a grinning face, and a hollow cylindrical opening at the top of the head, standing on a shallow bowl-shaped base, with dark brown patina and blue-green oxidation
Bronze figure of a standing dwarf-like deity with exaggerated facial features, raised fists, and bent knees, mounted on a shallow dish base; dark patina with green corrosion, hollow opening at the crown of the head.
Small bronze sculpture of a standing dwarf figure with a broad face and exaggerated features, arms bent at the elbows, mounted on a rough base, with dark patina and traces of green corrosion.

Unknown, Bes, Late Period, 25th Dynasty, 711-657 BCE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the 1994 Collectors Committee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Bes
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Late Period, 25th Dynasty, 711-657 BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
4 × 1 × 2 in. (10.16 × 2.54 × 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 1994 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
AC1994.43.1
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art
Provenance
Anonymous (sale, New York, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., 31 January–2 February 1946, lot 150, ill. p. 28). [Frederick Schultz Ancient Art, New York, sold 26 January 1994 to]; LACMA.