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Source Description
The lower half of this figure of Taweret, along with the headdress and attributes, is missing. The hands once held the hieroglyph for "protection."
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7656
label
Taweret
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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5
Source metadata
id
7656
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Taweret
description
The lower half of this figure of Taweret, along with the headdress and attributes, is missing. The hands once held the hieroglyph for "protection."
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd-1st century BC (Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Precious Stones & Gems
figurines
imageCount
5
pageCount
5
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.5
height
1.1
depth
1.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 3/8 x W: 7/16 x D: 7/16 in. (3.45 x 1.05 x 1.12 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
Ptolemaic-early Roman Period
med
red jasper
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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