Vessel in the Form of Taweret
Taweret, meaning "the Great" (Greek version: Thoeris), is the name of a goddess who is depicted as a standing upright pregnant hippopotamus with a crocodile back and tail, lion paws, and in most cases human arms. Taweret is a protective deity, particularly connected to pregnan...
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37415
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Maurice Nahman, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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5
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.1539_3Qtr_DD_T08.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.1539_3Qtr_DD_T08.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_48.1539_3Qtr_DD_T08.jpg |
| imageCount | 5 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1539 |
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