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Carved wooden staff head, featuring Bes stood on a lotus columns. The arms are missing, with exposed bronze joints and dowel holes at the shoulders, and dowel holes. A carved square mortise is visible at the side of the eye on the proper left. A deeply carved mortise runs down the length of the Bes figure on the rear, and is filled with an unknown hard substance. This may have been part of a ceremonial staff head (other examples are present; such as BM EA26267). However, the presence of the back cavity is parallel to that of Louvre E 5723, which is labelled as a 'fetal mummy'.
Staff head, with Bes standing on a lotus column
Depth: 2.8 cm
Height: 15.6 cm
Width: 3.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Unknown by Unknown
Pins For Fixing Arms composed of bronze
Accession number: E.W.42
Primary reference Number: 65403
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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