Object Description
A delicate Ancient Egyptian pale green feldspar amulet, depicting the goddess Taweret. She is depicted as a hippopotamus, with pendulant breasts and a pregnant belly. Her limbs are those of a feline, most likely a lion, with her arms by her side and her legs planted firmly on a flat, oblong base. Her long tail at the back of the amulet belongs to a Nile crocodile. Her facial features, now worn, have been stylistically incised and she wears a modius on her head. There is a suspension loop to the back of her head.
Date: Circa 664-332 BC
Period: Late Period