Pantheistic Bes

3rd-2nd century BCE (Ptolemaic) 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm) Citation Source image

This dwarf-like, protective deity was very popular in ancient Egypt. Known from as early as the Middle Kingdom (ca. 2000 BCE), Bes was venerated as a protector of the home, family, and childbirth, and for that reason figures prominently in domestic magic and amulets. His close...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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Egyptian
माध्यम
bronze

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