The Protector: The Deity Bes and Household Worship in Ancient Egypt

This issue of SourceLab features artifacts drawn from the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). This edition presents a figurine of Bes, an ancient Egyptian deity, along with explanatory commentary on the practice of household worship. This publication is part of the digital documentary edition series SourceLab, based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Our Editorial Board conducts rigorous peer-review of every edition.