Mask of the god Bes — fragment of a vessel;, Bes myth., Egyptian deity; Egyptian art; 1st–2nd century AD Roman period. Found at Tell Atrib. Figurine; height 12.6 cm, width 9.5 cm., A broken fragment of a carved clay object in shades of terracotta and brown sits against a plain light gray background; the clay surface shows rough, textured areas and smoother rounded forms, with a curved raised band, a few rounded protrusions, and several linear grooves and incised marks forming repetitive ridged patterns and vertical slots, as well as irregular chipped edges and small pits.
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Mask of the god Bes — fragment of a vessel;, Bes myth., Egyptian deity; Egyptian art; 1st–2nd century AD Roman period. Found at Tell Atrib. Figurine; height 12.6 cm, width 9.5 cm., A broken fragment of a carved clay object in shades of terracotta and brown sits against a plain light gray background; the clay surface shows rough, textured areas and smoother rounded forms, with a curved raised band, a few rounded protrusions, and several linear grooves and incised marks forming repetitive ridged patterns and vertical slots, as well as irregular chipped edges and small pits.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Mask god Bes fragment vessel Bes myth Egyptian deity Egyptian art 1st–2nd century AD Roman period Tell Atrib Figurine height 12.6 cm width 9.5 cm broken fragment carved clay object shades terracotta brown sits plain light gray background clay surface rough textured areas smoother rounded forms curved raised band rounded protrusions several linear grooves incised marks forming repetitive ridged patterns vertical slots well irregular chipped edges small pits.

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