Sujet
Bes, a dwarf deity with leonine features
Légende
Bes, a dwarf deity with leonine features, A domestic god, protector against snakes and various terrors including the powers of the unknown that might overwhelm the dreamer as nightmares. Also the god of roads and ways and a helper of women in childbirth. The hollow container on the head was used for cosmetics. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. 19th dynasty, c 1295 1186 BC.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A20_082
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
33,3Mo (1000,6Ko) / 25,8cm x 32,4cm / 3043 x 3830 (300dpi)