LARGE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF TAWERET

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Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A faience amulet of Taweret standing on a rectangular base, the hippopotamus head modelled with an open mouth and rounded muzzle beneath a striated wig. The body is modelled with pendulous breasts and a prominent belly, the arms held close to the sides, and the back with a tapering crocodile tail, with a loop for suspension. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 04.2.365. Size: 43mm x 12mm; Weight: 5g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with H. Smeets collection, Netherlands, late 1980s.

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