What you see in front of you now, about a metre high, is a statue of the goddess "Beset", who is, as it is said, the female version of the god "Bes", who is in fact her son. Besset and Bes share a strange asymmetric shape. Beset has the body of a dwarf woman, with asymmetrical facial features. And "Bes” also looks like a strange bearded dwarf. The two played an important role in protection, as they protected women and children and drove away evil spirits around them.
"Beset" appears in the statue holding a dagger in her right hand, and a snake in her left hand. This statue was discovered by the British Museum team in Kawa.
It is likely that the history of this statue goes back to the Napata era during which The goddess "Beset" and her son the god "Bes" were widespread in Egypt and Sudan.
Let's move on to the next piece.
What you see in front of you now, about a metre high, is a statue of the goddess "Beset", who is, as it is said, the female version of the god "Bes", who is in fact her son. Besset and Bes share a strange asymmetric shape. Beset has the body of a dwarf woman, with asymmetrical facial features. And "Bes” also looks like a strange bearded dwarf. The two played an important role in protection, as they protected women and children and drove away evil spirits around them.
"Beset" appears in the statue holding a dagger in her right hand, and a snake in her left hand. This statue was discovered by the British Museum team in Kawa.
It is likely that the history of this statue goes back to the Napata era during which The goddess "Beset" and her son the god "Bes" were widespread in Egypt and Sudan.
Let's move on to the next piece.
