Statuette of Beset (Besis), Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C., From Egypt, Cupreous metal, H. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); W. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.); D. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.), Beset, like her husband Bes, holds a bow-legged stance with hands on thighs and wears a feather crown. She has a less animal-like and less exaggerated face. Here she is nude, although she can be dressed
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Statuette, Beset, Besis, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 664–30 B.C, Egypt, Cupreous metal, H, 14.5 cm, 5 11/16, W, 5.3, 2 1/16, D, 1 15/16, husband Bes, holds, bow-legged stance, hands, thighs, wears, feather crown, less animal, exaggerated face, nude, although, dressed
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