Wooden cosmetic-spoon featuring Bes at the British Museum. Museum number EA5954.
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Wooden cosmetic-spoon featuring Bes at the British Museum. Museum number EA5954.
by Handicapped-007
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Bes was a household protector, becoming responsible– throughout ancient Egyptian history– for such varied tasks as killing snakes, fighting off evil spirits, watching after children, and aiding women in labor by fighting off evil spirits.
Bes is first mentioned in the Pyramid Texts, but seems to have been best known and most widely worshiped in the Middle Kingdom (2040 to 1782 BC).