Part of this esteem may be related to the Egyptian god Bes who, according to the Ashmolean ... According to The Met, this marble dwarf-dancer, who may have held an ancient percussion instrument ...

There were also two dwarf gods in ancient Egypt; Bes and Ptah. Bes was a protector of sexuality, childbirth, women and children. His temple was recently excavated in the Baharia oasis in the middle of ...

Fortunately for mankind, Bes, the deity associated with childbirth and music, is a cunning dwarf. Bes concocts ... Bes was an enduring presence in Egyptian religion, a god whose role shifted ...

A 2,200-year-old vase, bearing the intriguing effigy of the Egyptian dwarf god Bes, has just revealed an unexpected secret. Researchers have identified traces of a hallucinogenic beverage used during ...

A study recently published in the journal Scientific Reports presents an analysis of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian vase decorated with the head of Bes, an ancient Egyptian god associated with ...

Researchers explained in the new study that Bes mugs celebrated the Egyptian god by the same name, depicted with big eyes, a wagging tongue, a tail and a crown of feathers, who they worshipped for ...

Bes mugs were decorated with representations of Bes, an ancient Egyptian god frequently depicted as a large-headed dwarf with big eyes, a tail, a crown of feathers, and his tongue sticking out.

Religions freely intermingled in the empire and an image of the Egyptian dwarf-god Bes can be seen on the front of this chariot. How was such a vast empire ruled? Cyrus the Great transformed ...