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Limestone statuette of Bes, late 6th or early 5th century BCE

Limestone statuette of Bes

late 6th or early 5th century BCE · Stone Sculpture

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Yes, on view now

Where is “Limestone statuette of Bes” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 172, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked October 12, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room172

Closed· opens tomorrow at 10:00 AM

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Accession number
74.51.2613

What it shows

Bes

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SculptureStoneBefore 1400Cypriot

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In the same room · Gallery 172, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Limestone hand holding a pyxis and a branch of leaves, 3rd–1st century BCE

On the same theme · Bes

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Magical Stela with Horus the Child, 360–343 BCE

Magical Stela with Horus the Child, 360–343 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bes-image of the god Hor-Asha-Khet, 4th–2nd century BCE

Bes-image of the god Hor-Asha-Khet, 4th–2nd century BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Group statue with a Bes-image plucking a lyre, 664–30 BCE

Group statue with a Bes-image plucking a lyre, 664–30 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A standing figure of a Bes-image, ca. 1950–1850 B.C.

A standing figure of a Bes-image, ca. 1950–1850 B.C.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Stela of the God Bes, 4th century BCE–1st century CE

Stela of the God Bes, 4th century BCE–1st century CE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dancing Bes alongside seated group of musicians, 332–30 BCE

Dancing Bes alongside seated group of musicians, 332–30 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cippus (magical stela), ca. 300 BCE

Cippus (magical stela), ca. 300 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bes standing on a papyriform capital, Beset on opposite side, 664–30 BCE

Bes standing on a papyriform capital, Beset on opposite side, 664–30 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art