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Statuette of the god Bes
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Piankhy (Piye)
743–712 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, el-Kurru, Ku 22
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Height x width: 24.9 x 12 cm (9 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.11766
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionStatuette of the god Bes, with inserted feathered topknot.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku 22. 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.