Stela of the God Bes Ptolemaic or Roman 4th century – 1st century Egypt 39 cm knife snake tambourine

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Bes waves a knife in one hand and in the other grasps a snake, whose long tail curls up toward a round shape, probably the god's tambourine

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Size: 2848px × 4287px
Photo credit: © Peter Horree / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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