Egyptian God Bes Statue - Gold Leaf- Made in Egypt

This Bes statue is straight from our archives! This statue is 8 inches tall and has substantial weight. There is a gold leaf finish on the gypsum sculpture. There are some small pieces where the gold leaf is not perfect (please see photos). The base has unique hieroglyphic symbols.

Made in Egypt and collected by me on one of my buying trips to Egypt & West Africa over the past 40 years. The statues size is 8 by 2.5 inches by 3 inches. Please continue reading about the mythology of this Egyptian deity (one of my favorites)!

Bes is the ancient Egyptian god of childbirth, fertility, sexuality, humor, and war, but served primarily as a protector god of pregnant women and children. He is regularly depicted as a dwarf with large ears, long-haired and bearded, with prominent genitals, and bow-legged. Usually he is shown holding a rattle but sometimes a snake (or snakes), a knife, or sword. The image of Bes was often positioned at gates for protection and almost always appears outside of birth houses.

Bes was mainly worshiped through the everyday activities of the people as they went about their business. Bes was often carved onto furniture, for example, and especially beds to protect people (especially children) from evil spirits or ghosts which might come in the night. Egyptians believed a god named Bes was responsible for their dreams. Dreams were a very important, and indeed, sacred part of the Egyptian culture.