FragmentsEgyptian7th-6th century BCE

Two Fragments of a Bess

c. 705-695 BCE

Classification

Fragments

Medium

Faience with glazed exterior surfaces

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Late Period

Century

7th-6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

A, face, greatest dim.: L. 6.8 x Th. 2.2 cm (2 11/16 x 7/8 in.) B, greatest dim.: L. 7.5 x Th. 2.5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 in.)

Provenance

Dr. J. Robert Guy, Oxford England (?-1994) sold; to Peter Sharrar, New York (1994-1995), sold: to Harvard University Art Museums.

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