Relief with Bes and Beset
ALLARD PIERSON MUSEUM
Inv.no. APM 7947
Dating: LATE PERIOD 644-335
Site: UNKNOWN
Category: RELIEF
Materials: LIMESTONE
Technique: HIGH RELIEF

Height: 32 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Depth: 3.1 cm

Relief with Bes and Beset
The centre of the slab features the god Bes in frontal view, executed in very high relief, almost half relief. In his usual appearance, he is naked and sticks out his tongue, wearing his typical beard and feather crown; he stands on a ledge. He brandishes a sword in his right hand; the hilt is provided with a protection for the hand. A snake is coiled over his left arm; he holds the head. To the left, Beset is depicted in side-view, in less high relief, and about half Bes's height. She is naked exept for a headdress with a tall feather. Beset lifts her left foot dancing and banging a tambourine.