Roman marble figure of Bes, from a fountain

An image of Statue/Figure. Bes, from a fountain. Production Place: Italy. Find Spot: Rome. Luna marble, carved, depth 27 cm, height 59.5 cm, width 28.5 cm, 117-250 AD. Middle Roman Period.

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Statue/Figure. Bes, from a fountain. Production Place: Italy. Find Spot: Rome. Luna marble, carved, depth 27 cm, height 59.5 cm, width 28.5 cm, 117-250 AD. Middle Roman Period.

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Accession Number: GR.1.1818
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3D
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 769 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 490.62kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2017:07:17 12:10:48

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