Dancing Bes alongside seated group of musicians
Unknown artist
Date: 332–30 BCE
Medium: Pottery
Dimensions: H. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); D. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Country: Egypt
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Themes: Bes, Dancing, Music, Musicians
Gift of Lily S. Place, 1923
Date range
-332 – -30
Largest dimension
9.9 cm
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