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by Mark Cartwright
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Wine Vessel in the Shape of Bes

by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 07 September 2019

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Wine vessel in the shape of the Egyptian dwarf god Bes. The vessel is relatively well-preserved. Few such vessels of Bes with blue painting were found; this vessel is one of the best-surviving examples. Painted ceramic. Probably from Amarna, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, late 13th century BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

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