THIS IS A VERY RARE CHANCE TO OWN SUCH A LARGE AND IMPORTANT PIECE OF EGYPTIAN HISTORY FROM THE TIME OF THE PYRAMIDS!

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Bes was an Egyptian deity worshiped in the later periods of dynastic history as a protector of households and in particular mothers and children. In time he would be regarded as the defender of everything good and the enemy of all that is bad. While past studies identified Bes as a Middle Kingdom import from Nubia, some more recent research believes him to be an Egyptian native. Mentions of Bes can be traced to the southern lands of the Old Kingdom; however his cult did not become widespread until well into the New Kingdom. His name appears to be connected to a Nubian word for "cat" (besa) which literally means "protector", and indeed, his first appearances have the suggestion of a cat god[citation needed]. Egyptians kept cats in order to attack snakes, and creatures that might ruin crop stores, such as mice, and so Bes was naturally singled out as worthy of worship in Egypt.

Isis, the Egyptian goddess of Magic, is considered by many to be the absolute ultimate in goddesses, and she is referred to as "The Mother of All Goddesses". Isis was an earth goddess who, of all the Egyptian goddesses, was the most caring ruler. The mighty Isis served her people as a midwife and physician, teacher and friend. Isis was a gal who had all the bases covered! The goddess Isis was such a well-rounded and complete woman that she was called "She of Ten Thousand Names". goddess Isis Isis was a gentle ruler, a loving wife, and a nurturing mother, the Egyptian goddess Isis did it all! She was even known as the "Goddess of Magic", and was a goddess of life and rebirth. Although Isis was called the Mother of Life, she was also known as a goddess of death. Her awesome powers, which included the resurrection of her husband, were recognized in the titles of "The Giver of Life" and "Goddess of Magic". She is known both as a creator and a destroyer. goddess Isis Read the beautiful story of the love that refused to die . . . the inspiring legend of the eternal love that the goddess Isis had for her husband Osiris and how she breathed life into his broken body with her wings. Isis, the Egyptian goddess of rebirth, continues to be one of the most familiar images of empowered and complete femininity.

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Osiris was the Egyptian god of the underworld, although he was also worshiped as a fertility, resurrection, and vegetation god. He was married to Isis, a sky goddess. He was father to Horus, the god of sky, and protector of the dead. Osiris Osiris was killed by his brother Seth, who shut his body in a chest and threw it into the Nile, where it washed up onto the shore and was trapped in a huge tree. The King Byblos turned it into a pillar in his palace. Isis (who had been searching for her husband) discovered the trunk, and retrieved the trunk and the body. While Isis was away, Seth found the body, and chopped it up into many pieces, and scattered them throughout Egypt. Isis and her sister, Nephthys, found the pieces and made wax models of them to give to priests to be worshiped. When they found all of his pieces, they were so sad they wailed loudly enough for Re, the father god, to have pity on them. He sent Anubis and Thoth to help. They mummified Osiris, and put his body in a lion headed pier. Isis changed into a kite and fanned breath into Osiris. He was not allowed to stay in the land of the living, and was sent to the underworld to serve as king, and to judge the souls of the dead.

Osiris was the Egyptian god of the underworld, although he was also worshiped as a fertility, resurrection, and vegetation god. He was married to Isis, a sky goddess. He was father to Horus, the god of sky, and protector of the dead. Osiris Osiris was killed by his brother Seth, who shut his body in a chest and threw it into the Nile, where it washed up onto the shore and was trapped in a huge tree. The King Byblos turned it into a pillar in his palace. Isis (who had been searching for her husband) discovered the trunk, and retrieved the trunk and the body. While Isis was away, Seth found the body, and chopped it up into many pieces, and scattered them throughout Egypt. Isis and her sister, Nephthys, found the pieces and made wax models of them to give to priests to be worshiped. When they found all of his pieces, they were so sad they wailed loudly enough for Re, the father god, to have pity on them. He sent Anubis and Thoth to help. They mummified Osiris, and put his body in a lion headed pier. Isis changed into a kite and fanned breath into Osiris. He was not allowed to stay in the land of the living, and was sent to the underworld to serve as king, and to judge the souls of the dead.

Dimensions 72 x 31 cm (irregular)

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