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Green glazed ceramic amulet of hippopotamus-headed Taweret. Vague contours without detail. Large suspension hole in the back.

Details

ID
EMC_CG_39384a
Alternate IDs
CG_39384a; EMC_CG_39384a; EMC_SR_3/8140; SR_3/8140
Department
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Classification
Jewelry & adornment-Amulets and pendants
Period
Ptolemaic Period
Title
Glazed ceramic amulet of Taweret
Medium
Glazed ceramic
Dimensions
Average 26 mm
Credit Line
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Provenance
Giza
Bibliography
Daressy, Georges. Catalogue general des antiquites egyptiennes du Musee du Caire. Nos. 38001-39384. Statues de divinites. 1906. 349. ; Maspero, Gaston. Catalogue, no. 2513.
Remarks
RELATED MEDIA: EMC_CG_038001-039384_349LR.

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