figurine of Bes pantheon
An item at Louvre
divinity slaying harmful animals; pantheon (Bes, naked, beard, wings and tail of a bird, 4 arms, standing on a snake, crocodile, lion); missing left arm; missing crown Decoration: crocodile (head); falcon head; ram's head; monkey's head; bull (head); uraeus (7 animal heads flanking the head of Bes-ureus on the knees)
Department of Egyptian Antiquities
An exhibit at Louvre
The collections of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities present the civilization that evolved on the banks of the Nile, from the end of Prehistory (around 4,000 BCE) to the Christian era (from the 4th century CE).