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[QUOTE]Originally posted by mena7: [QB] [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/35/d5/71/35d571f931ffb48fcf06dec5ed6f6e92.jpg[/IMG] Hathor. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reign of Amenhotep III (1388-1351 BCE). From Coptos. Basalt. | Turin Egyptian Museum [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/c4/98/4f/c4984f300160c84269f4d3de432e8372.jpg[/IMG] Head of a Cow Goddess (Hathor or Mehetweret) Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C. Accession Number: 19.2.5 [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/9c/6f/b8/9c6fb82cee5e3bb05d0f927f43edda32.jpg[/IMG] Statue of Bes. Roman period 1st C. A.D. Marble. Starting in the Middle Kingdom as a secondary god his image was widespread in Egypt. His sphere of protection focused mainly on aspects cherished in private religion, such as the home, fertility, marriage and childbirth. In the Roman world, Bes was often related to the cult of Isis. Often pictured as a dwarf distorted by a grimace, his demonic appearance and weapons served no other purpose than to frighten evil spirits. Colonna, Latium, Italy. [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/79/9a/60/799a60488efdcde96d023c821dae01e2.jpg[/IMG] ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: PHOENICIAN SCULPTURE 6TH BCE Lion-headed Genius Terrae Africae. Terracotta statue (4th BCE) (reconstruction). Height 150 cm Musee du Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/60/d4/0f/60d40ff83dd43e7b3a47a5c272c8bf00.jpg[/IMG] Limestone statue of the god Bes, Late Period [/QB][/QUOTE]
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