Figure of Bes in Relief
Description
Caption: Figure of Bes in Relief, 664–332 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 7 1/2 × 7 1/16 × 2 1/4 in. (19 × 18 × 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1533E. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Relief carving of the protective dwarf god Bes, shown frontally with bulging eyes, a broad wig/beard, and raised hands.
The object is a small limestone relief figure depicting Bes in a compact, frontal pose. The face is prominent with heavy, bulging eyes and a wide mouth. A stylized wig frames the head and descends into a flared, beard-like element around the lower face. Two hands are raised at chest height, fingers slightly bent. The back/edges appear roughly worked, with a broken or irregular lower contour. No clear hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible in the photographed area. Traces of surface alteration and possible pigment are present as slight darkened areas, but the exact color and extent cannot be confirmed from this image alone.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.1533E tier-2
- BKM-Object 118059 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- 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.