Ancient Egyptian Statue of BES, a Minor god of Ancient Egypt, Represented as adwarf with Large Head, Goggle Eyes, protruding Tongue, bowlegs, Bushy Tail Black Heavy Stone Made in Egypt.

Ancient Egyptian statue of Bes black heavy stone made in Egypt. Height 9 cm depth 4 cm width 5,5 cm weight 175 grams. Bes was a minor god of ancient Egypt, represented as a dwarf with large head, goggle eyes, protruding tongue, bowlegs, bushy tail, and usually a crown with feathers. Bes is an ancient Egyptian god of childbirth, fertility, sexuality, humor, and war, but served primarily as a dwarf with large ears, long-haired and bearded, with prominent genitals, and bow-legged . The image of Bes was often positioned at gates for protection and almost always appears outside of birth houses . He was also popular image used in household goods such as mirrors, cosmetic cases, on furniture and as knife handles . Bes was a household protector, becoming responsible- throughout ancient Egyptian history- for such varied tasks as killing snakes, fighting off evil spirits, watching after children, and aiding women in labour by fighting of evil spirits, and thus present with Taweret at births. Images of deity, quite different from those of the other gods, were kept in homes. Normally Egyptian Gods were shown in profile, but instead Bes appeared in full face portrait, ithyphallic, and sometimes in a soldier’s tunic, so as to appear ready to launch an attack on any approaching evil. He scared away demons from houses, so his statue was put up as a protector.