Egyptian Hardstone Tawaret Amulet

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

1 in. (1.98 grams, 24 mm).

Modelled in the round as a standing hippopotamus (Tawaret) figure on a rectangular base with loop to the rear. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of Doctor Girard, a collector for over 60 years.
with Hotel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand, 22 May 2017.
Property of a French collector.

Literature

Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, pl.39(b).

Footnotes

The goddess Tawaret was a female hippopotamus with the arms and legs of a lion and the back and tail of a crocodile. Despite her fearsome appearance, Tawaret was a household deity and protector of women in childbirth.

CONDITION

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