Contrasted with art of tall, sideways-facing Egyptian deities, depictions of the god Bes break all their usual rules.
Bes, the Egyptian Dwarf-God of Fun
Special Exhibit: ‘Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs’
Ramses the Great, pharaoh and purported living god, triumphs at the Battle of Kadesh. This, and many other ancient artworks on loan from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, may be viewed at San Francisco's de Young Museum (the exhibit is scheduled to close on Feb. 12th).