ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Bes as a Roman Soldier
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodRoman Period
Datelate 1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions6 3/8 x 3 3/16 x 1 1/2 in., 157 g (16.2 x 8.1 x 3.8 cm, 5 9/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.365
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie (27 Juin 1974), lot 73.ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, June 27, 1974, lot 73. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
30 BCE-323 CE
722-30 BCE
late 4th-3rd Century BCE
722-332 BCE
722-332 BCE
1076-944 BCE
722-332 BCE
305-30 BCE
1539-1077 BCE
3rd Century CE
1st-2nd Century CE
19th Century
