Egyptian Wooden Relief of the God Bes buraasindasikkaculture Shown in a lightly flexed

Shown in a lightly flexed stance

created through the addition of uranium salts to the glass mixture

and ritual offerings of cooked food—suggesting deep spiritual and ceremonial traditions

Bangkok Siam Society

Legba is often represented as a phallus or as a man bearing an exaggerated phallus

Egyptian Wooden Relief of the God Bes buraasindasikkaculture Shown in a lightly flexedLate Period, Dynasty 26, c. 664525 BC, Egypt An exceptional and extremely rare carved wooden relief of the protective household deity Bes, shown in one of his most iconic and expressive forms. The figure appears nude and frontal, with a grotesque leonine face, prominent feline nose, large flaring ears, curling beard, and a tall feathered headdress. His stocky body exhibits the characteristic traits of achondroplastic dwarfismshort, powerful limbs,