Bes, Blue Glazed Relief

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Illustration

Ibolya Horváth
by The Trustees of the British Museum
published on 07 November 2016
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Upper part of a hollow blue glazed composition relief in the form of Bes, god of childbirth, fertility, sexuality, humor, and war, who served primarily as a protector god of pregnant women and children.

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Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2016, November 07). Bes, Blue Glazed Relief. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6012/bes-blue-glazed-relief/

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Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Bes, Blue Glazed Relief." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 07, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6012/bes-blue-glazed-relief/.

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Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Bes, Blue Glazed Relief." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 07 Nov 2016. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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