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ID number: ECM 1508 Named collection: The Eton Myers Collection Title / Object name: Bes Figurine Object type: Figurine Culture: Egyptian Collector: Myers, William Joseph Materials: Faience Measurements: Bes Figurine: Height: 16.82 cm Width: 4.89 cm; Wood Block: Height: 19.53 cm Width: 12.76 cm Depth: 7.92 cm Provenance: Unknown |
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Moulded blue faience figure of the bandy legged dwarf god Bes standing front face wearing feather headdress; set in ancient times into a thick section of wood Bibliography: Spurr, S., N. Reeves, and S. Quirke. 1999. Egyptian Art at Eton College: Selections from the Myers Museum. Windsor and New York. (page 61, Entry No. 97). Notes: Spurr et al. (1999: 61) suggest that this piece is Roman in date based on the modelling and glazing of the figurine. |
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| Myers, William Joseph British 1858-08 1899-10-30 | |
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