Beeld/vaas van de god Bes
Description
Afdeling: Egypte en Nubië Herkomst: 1829 | Dhr. G. (Giovanni) d' Anastasi | In januari 1829 werd de collectie Giovanni d'Anastasi aangekocht door het RMO. | Literatuur | Eid Leemans FOLIO | Monumens égyptiens du musée d'antiquités des Pays-Bas à Leide (1839) | Auteur: Dr. C. (Conrad) Leemans | Mcb (St) 3 | Description raisonnée des monumens égyptiens du Musée d'Antiquités des Pays-Bas à Leide (1840) | Auteur: Dr. C. (Conrad) Leemans | Uitgever: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden Verwerving: aankoop 1829 januari
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small ancient Egyptian figurine of a deity, possibly Bes.
The artifact appears to be a small statuette made of a brownish material with a green patina, which is characteristic of bronze. The figure is depicted with distinct facial features and a headdress, suggesting it could represent the deity Bes, known for his protective role. The piece is slightly worn, indicating age, but remains largely intact.
Cross-references (3)
- Leiden-Accession AT 93 tier-2
- Leiden-Handle 1025 tier-2
- Leiden-TMS-ID 1025 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Leiden RMO — Egyptian collection.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.