Fragment of a trial piece with head of Bes

Fragment of a trial piece with representation in sunk relief, showing a study of a head of Bes, with detailed rendering of ears, whiskers, broad nose, and tongue sticking out.

Present location	ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM [06/002] AMSTERDAM
Inventory number	APM 3796
Dating	AMENHOTEP IV/AMENOPHIS IV/NEFERKHEPERURE/AKHENATEN
Archaeological Site	EL-`AMARNA/AKHETATEN
Category	RELIEF
Material	LIMESTONE
Technique	LOW RELIEF
Height	8.5 cm
Width	7.5 cm
Depth	2 cm

Bibliography

W.M. van Haarlem, R.A. Lunsingh Scheurleer, Gids voor de afdeling Egypte, Allard Pierson Museum Amsterdam, 1986, 62
F.J.E. Boddens Hosang, Two Amarna collections in the Netherlands, OMRO 72 (1992), 15-53: 26, 46/pl. 8

Fragment of a trial piece with head of Bes

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