Bes figure

Title

Bes figure

Identifier

Description

Figure of Bes (imperfect), probably belonged to a piece of furniture, perhaps a bed. Reid (1912):'Bes was a popular deity and was represented as a dwarf with bow legs and wearing the skin of a leopard and on his head a crown of feathers.'

Date

H: 390 mm

Format

H: 390 mm

Coverage

Africa, Egypt

Creator

Grant, James Dr Bey

Relation

wood

UUID

5da7f467-cc48-4aa1-8ff6-e91decc66d5c