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Source Description
While Taweret representations usually have hippo heads, this Taweret figurine is lion-headed. Taweret stands with her arms at her sides; she does not have attributes.
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Document identity
localId
12800
label
Taweret
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
4
Source metadata
id
12800
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Taweret
description
While Taweret representations usually have hippo heads, this Taweret figurine is lion-headed. Taweret stands with her arms at her sides; she does not have attributes.
provenance
Giovanni Dattari, Cairo, by 1912 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Giovanni Dattari Sale, Cairo, Paris, 1912, June 17-19, 1912, p. 41, no. 346; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1070-730 BCE (Third Intermediate Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
amulets
figurines
amulet-figurine
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4
height
0.6
depth
0.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 9/16 x W: 1/4 x D: 1/4 in. (3.99 x 0.58 x 0.64 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
21st-22nd Dynasty
med
green serpentinite
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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photo
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photo
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photo
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photo
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