Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art664–30 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleStatuette of Beset (Besis)
MediumCupreous metal
DimensionsH. 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); W. 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.); D. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date664–30 B.C.
Credit LineGift of J. Lionberger Davis, 1966
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

PeriodLate Period–Ptolemaic Period
Date Range664 BC – 30 BC

Provenance

CountryEgypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 552462