Seal (scarab) with Bes
Bes is shown with crown of feathers, a loincloth of lion skin and snakes in her hands. In the field above two stars, to the left, below, the beginning of an inscription that runs from the right to the left. It mentions the owner, a certain Elbadi, whose name was common in Syria. The fries repeats several identical symbols based on the Egyptian hieroglyph nefer. Together with the goddess, this was …
Contributors
- Phoenician
Subject
- Archaeological artifact
- archaeological objects
Type of item
- Stamp seal
- Collection Near East
Date
- -810/-801
Contributors
- Phoenician
Subject
- Archaeological artifact
- archaeological objects
Type of item
- Stamp seal
- Collection Near East
Date
- -810/-801
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
User generated content
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Rights
- Royal Museums of Art and History
Places
- Geographical Reference > Asia > Near and Middle East
- Historical geographical reference > Asia > Levant (Syro-Palestine) > Phoenicia (Syria, Lebanon)
Identifier
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/Museu/ProvidedCHO/Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire/103505
- O.04789
- 103505
Extent
- Dimensions H x L x P: 2.9 x 2.2 x 1.3 cm
Format
- Stone; Marble
Is part of
- Europeana Archaeology
Providing country
- Belgium
Collection name
Timestamp created
- 2020-10-30T19:11:00.869Z
Timestamp updated
- 2022-09-30T13:52:53.718Z