Ancient Egyptian stele of Bes and Beset, 554-332 BC, Late Period. Louvre Museum E 11138. Details: music and dance scene; Bès standing half naked weari

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Ancient Egyptian stele of Bes and Beset, 554-332 BC, Late Period. Louvre Museum E 11138. Details: music and dance scene; Bès standing half naked wearing a panther skin, belt, crown of Bès carrying a tenant and snake, sword; Béset standing, naked, crown of Bès, dancing, playing a crown of beset is seen in profile. Limestone, Height: cm; Width: cm; Thickness: 9 cm. Sully room 317. Bes together with his feminine counterpart Beset, is an ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households and, in particular, of mothers, children, and childbirth. Bes later came to be regarded as the defender of everything good and the enemy of all that is bad. Bes may have been a Middle Kingdom import from Nubia or Somalia, and his cult did not become widespread until the beginning of the New Kingdom.

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Size: 4364px × 6000px
Location: Louvre Museum
Photo credit: © funkyfood London - Paul Williams / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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