Bes

Bes
 747 BCE-332 BCE

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
faience, blue glaze
Place/s of Execution
Egypt
Inscription
none
Accession Number
D408-1994
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Gallery location
Not on display

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