ID: 901002085 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002085	Record Type: Character/Person

	Bes (Egyptian deity)

Note: Minor god of ancient Egypt, represented as a dwarf with large head, goggle eyes, protruding tongue, bowlegs, bushy tail, and usually a crown of feathers. The name Bes is now used to designate a group of deities of similar appearance with a wide variety of ancient names.

Names:

	Bes (Egyptian deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
		........<Egyptian characters> (P)
		............Bes (Egyptian deity) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Egyptian (culture)
	.....(Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	takes the form of .... dwarf
	.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Bes (Egyptian deity)
	................Getty Museum, Beyond the Nile (2018)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bes#/media/File:IAM_3317T_-_Statue_of_Bes.jpg
	................ Getty Museum, Beyond the Nile (2018)
	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)