A study recently published in the journal Scientific Reports presents an analysis of a 2,000-year-old Egyptian vase decorated with the head of Bes, an ancient Egyptian god associated with ...

Bes was an Egyptian deity of music, merriment, and childbirth, sometimes known as the "giver of dreams/oracles". Scientists have unearthed more than 380 Bes vessels from the ancient Egyptian ...

Part of this esteem may be related to the Egyptian god Bes who, according to the Ashmolean Museum, is usually depicted as being very short with strong muscles and an expressive face. Bes was a ...