The lewd, leering face of the Egyptian god Bes can be seen in modern images of the Christian Devil, writes Alastair Sooke. Earlier this year I visited the temple of the goddess Hathor at Dendera ...

This startling discovery, hidden in a 2,200-year-old vase featuring the enigmatic god Bès, rewrites our understanding of ancient Egyptian rituals and beliefs. The Mysterious Brew That Included ...

An ancient Egyptian vase in the shape of the deity Bes showed traces of chemical plant compounds known to produce hallucinations, according to a recent preprint posted to Research Square.

They found the remains inside a 2,200-year-old vase that shows Bes, an ancient Egyptian dwarf god associated with childbirth, merriment and music.

A mysterious burial from ancient Egypt contains gold jewelry, including three rings — one featuring the Bes, the god of fun — and a necklace.

For example, Bes, the deity of music, merriment, and childbirth. This god was depicted as a long armed, imperfect, “dwarf-like” being, according to the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum .

An ancient Egyptian city has been uncovered by a team of British and Egyptian archaeologists. Archaeologists from the ...

Bes, a dwarf god and protector of young children and pregnant women, is depicted in this faience bell from the first millennium B.C. Photo courtesy Egypt Center / Swansea University ...

Bes, a dwarf god and protector of young children and pregnant women, is depicted in this faience bell from the first millennium B.C. (Image credit: Photo courtesy Egypt Centre/Swansea University) ...

The lewd, leering face of the Egyptian god Bes can be seen in modern images of the Christian Devil, writes Alastair Sooke. Earlier this year I visited the temple of the goddess Hathor at Dendera ...

The lewd, leering face of the Egyptian god Bes can be seen in modern images of the Christian Devil, writes Alastair Sooke. Earlier this year I visited the temple of the goddess Hathor at Dendera ...