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Furniture element: E.GA.123.1949

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Wooden carved image of Bes (front-facing), nude. A plaster-like material coats much of the reverse of the image, and on the front a blue material is visible (particularly around the groin, legs and arms). A crack is present on the bottom, next to the proper right leg. There are two horizontally arranged tenons at the top and bottom. This image possibly featured on the back of a chair, as a near-identical carved image of Bes can be seen on MMA 36.3.152, the New Kingdom chair of Hatnefer.

Bes, furniture attachment

Measurements and weight

Height: 20.2 cm
Thickness: 1.3 cm
Width: 6.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1949) by Gayer-Anderson, Robert Grenville

Materials used in production

Wood

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.123.1949
Primary reference Number: 61848

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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