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Fragment of a pottery vessel with a painted figure of Bes playing pipes
Fragment of rim of funnel necked jar, with Bes head decoration in blue, black and red paint. The fragment is decorated with a drawing of the god Bes, who plays the pipes. This type of blue painted pottery was popular in Dynasties 18 to 20. The pottery is thought to have originated at Memphis. The examples here are probably from Amarna.
Depth: 1.5 cm
Height: 19.6 cm
Length: 21.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)
Amarna period
Eighteenth Dynasty
New Kingdom
-1351
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-1334
Accession number: E.GA.6188.1943
Primary reference Number: 59801
Oldadmincategory: P
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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