Limestone Bes late 6th–early 5th century Cypriot The figure preserves the body and upper part of the legs of a nude Bes. His body is shown in three-quarter view, with the left leg advancing forward and the right leg drawn backwards. The genitalia are broken. Both arms are missing. With his raised right arm he was probably brandishing a feather-sword (?). A tenon on his chest supported the object held in one of the hands. He has a large head, a flat face, a grooved beard, a thick flat nose, a large mouth, a drawn out tongue and two small horns. His mass of hair is grooved and falls down hi
Limestone Bes late 6th–early 5th century Cypriot The figure preserves the body and upper part of the legs of a nude Bes. His body is shown in three-quarter view, with the left leg advancing forward and the right leg drawn backwards. The genitalia are broken. Both arms are missing. With his raised right arm he was probably brandishing a feather-sword (?). A tenon on his chest supported the object held in one of the hands. He has a large head, a flat face, a grooved beard, a thick flat nose, a large mouth, a drawn out tongue and two small horns. His mass of hair is grooved and falls down his back and on his shoulders. The face and body are pink and the tongue Limestone Bes 242162
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