ECL-Bm.6:21-2012
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.6:21-2012
Object type
Identification
Title
Statue: Bes
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Sampson Catalogue states that in the Topham Finding Aid 3 (formerly Fa2) there is 'un idolo assai curioso'
Other number
Fa 3 no. 101
Description
Content (description)
The grotesque figure of Bes squats on a base decorated with a lion-head, on top of a column or round pedestal. His hands rest on his knees, which are drawn up. Fillets hang over his chest from his shoulders.
Content (object)
statue
Dimensions
height (actual size): 497mm
width (actual size): 390mm
width (actual size): 390mm
Inscription
Calderi Palazzo Verospi no. 101 written in ink
Inscription description
P. Verospi no. 101 written in pencil on front lower left.
Materials & techniques note
red pencil on paper
Production
Person
Calderi, Carlo (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• RS (I ; 419.1)
• Roullet (cat 110)
• Roullet (cat 110)
