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Bell in the form of Bes Ptolemaic Period
Description
Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 B.C. cupreous metal. H. 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.); Dia. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Bes. Credit: Gift of Nathaniel Spear Jr., 1985.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116252298 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 1985.73 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 551369 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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