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God Bes, who disarmed evil spirits with drolleries and laughter, especially during childbirth. Terracotta statue (14th BCE), New Kingdom, Egypt.
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God Bes, who disarmed evil spirits with drolleries and laug...

A woman giving birth on a low stool, a washbasin, and surgical instruments. Reliefs on the wall of the outer corridor, Temple of Sobek and Horus (3rd BCE), Ptolemaic Period, Kom Ombo, Egypt.
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A woman giving birth on a low stool, a washbasin, and surgica...

Women giving birth on low stools. Relief from the outer corridor of the Temple of Sobek and Horus (3rd BCE), Ptolemaic Period, Egypt.
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Women giving birth on low stools. Relief from the outer co...

Bani Anta, daughter of Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE), stands between the legs of Pharoh Ramses II's colossal statue in the Temple of Amun in Karnak, Egypt.
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Bani Anta, daughter of Pharaoh Ramses II (1290-1224 BCE), stands...

The god Besh, usually shown as a dwarf: a domestic god, protector of women in childbirth, also associated with music and dance.
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The god Besh, usually shown as a dwarf: a domestic god, protecto...

The temple of Dendera (4th BCE-2nd CE). View towards the "Sanatorium", a place where pilgrims came to be cured, and the Roman Mammisi (background) erected by Emperor Trajan (53-117 CE) for the cult of the birth of the divine child of Amun and Hathor.
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The temple of Dendera (4th BCE-2nd CE). View towards the "Sanatorium", a plac...

Funeral relief of Atilion and his children, 3rd CE. Limestone, traces of polychrome painting, 30,6 x 53 cm Inv. E 11763
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Funeral relief of Atilion and his children, 3rd CE. Limestone, traces of pol...

Uennefer and his family,above them the gods of Abydos. Uennefer was High Priest of Osiris under Ramses II, 19th dynasty.Top register: Isis,Osiris,Horus and Hathor.Lower register:Uennefer,his parents and wife. Diorite, C 97
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Uennefer and his family,above them the gods of Abydos. Uennefer was High Priest...

Pharaoh Pi(ankhy)and his daughter Mutirdis before the Goddess Mut.25th dynasty Limestone, H:43,5 cm C 100
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Pharaoh Pi(ankhy)and his daughter Mutirdis before the Goddess Mut.25th dyn...

Bowl with a letter written by the lady Merti to her dead son Meteri. Terracotta,black ink, H:7 cm,13,7 cm across. E 6134
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Bowl with a letter written by the lady Merti to her dead son Meteri....

Lady nursing a baby;opposite:offerings and a servant. 19th-20th dynasty, 1285-1069 BCE. Limestone, ink and colours, H:8 cm Inv. E 27661
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Lady nursing a baby;opposite:offerings and a servant. 19th-20th dynasty, 1285-...

Woman nursing a child; a servant holds a mirror and a crayon of khol. 19th-20th dynasty,1285-1069 BCE. Limestone, ochre, H:11,7 cm Inv. E 25333
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Woman nursing a child; a servant holds a mirror and a crayon of khol. 19th-2...