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Origin: Egypt
Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC
Collection: Egyptian
Style: New Kingdom
Medium: Faience
This amulet is in the form of a statuette of the goddess Taueret. She is represented with the body of a woman and the head of a hippopotamus. In this beautiful figure, she is shown with pendulous breasts and a stomach. In Egyptian mythology, Taueret is not only a fertility goddess, but she is also the protectress of pregnant woman. - (PF.4421)
Antiquities
Ancient Egyptian
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