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title: Bes, Blue Glazed Relief
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6012/bes-blue-glazed-relief/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bes, Blue Glazed Relief

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## Image File

[![Bes, Blue Glazed Relief](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6012.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6012.jpg)

## Image Caption

Upper part of a hollow blue glazed composition relief in the form of [Bes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bes/), [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of childbirth, fertility, sexuality, humor, and [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/), who served primarily as a protector god of pregnant [women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/) and children.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2016, November 07). Bes, Blue Glazed Relief. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6012/bes-blue-glazed-relief/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Bes, Blue Glazed Relief." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 07, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6012/bes-blue-glazed-relief/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Bes, Blue Glazed Relief." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Nov 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6012/bes-blue-glazed-relief/>.

## License & Copyright

© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [Original image](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=127513&partId=1&searchText=bes&images=true&page=1) by [**The Trustees of the British Museum**](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=127513&partId=1&searchText=bes&images=true&page=1). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 07 November 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.