Amulet-pendant of Taweret

early 4th-3rd century BCE (Late Period-early Ptolemaic)

0.9 cm 6.5 cm 1 cm

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Taweret, the "Great [Female] One," was represented as a pregnant hippopotamus with lion paws and a crocodile back and tail. She was one of the most popular protective deities of ancient Egypt, being responsible for pregnant women and small children.The goddess is represented i...

Artifact

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33216
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Lambros or Dattari (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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6
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