Egyptian staff head, with Bes standing on a lotus column

An image of Accessory/regalia. Staff head, with Bes standing on a lotus column. Production Place: Egypt. Bronze pins for fixing arms, wood, height 0.155 m.

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Accessory/regalia. Staff head, with Bes standing on a lotus column. Production Place: Egypt. Bronze pins for fixing arms, wood, height 0.155 m.

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Accession Number: E.W.42
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Mark Box
Image height: 402 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 56.80kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:02:10 14:22:25

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accessory Ancient Egypt antiquity BC Bes Bisu Egyptian Fitz_ANT lotus lotus plant ornament regalia staff staff head wood wooden

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