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Figurine of pantheistic Bes

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This figurine of bronze, which was part of the Hearst collection, belongs to the category of images which represent pantheistic divinities. The god, with the head of Bes, has a human body equipped with four feet and four wings. He wears a composite crown which resembles those of Amun-Re and Osiris. He walks on two crocodiles who rest on an oval socle decorated with Ouroboros. The figurine, which dates from the Graeco-Roman Period, symbolises the omnipotence of the divine being.

Present location

KMKG - MRAH [07/003] BRUSSELS

Inventory number

E.7533

Dating

GRAECO-ROMAN PERIOD

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

FIGURINE/STATUETTE

Material

BRONZE

Technique

CASTING

Height

15 cm

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