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| Keywords: Egyptian - Amulet-pendant, of Taweret - Walters 481557 - Right.jpg 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 in her standard form She is standing upright with her left foot forward She has a hippopotamus body and head a crocodile back and tail lion paws and female arms and breasts Her mouth is open to show her dangerous teeth The amulet has a small base and a loop on the back late 4th-3rd century BC Late Period-early Greco-Roman Egyptian faience with blue-green glaze cm 6 54 0 87 1 accession number 48 1557 33216 Lambros or Dattari date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore 1930 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 Faience The Colors of the Heavens The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2003-2004 Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2007 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian faience in the Walters Art Museum Works of the Egyptian late period Taweret amulets | ||||
