Amulet of Taweret
- Accession Number
- EC899
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Amulets case
- Object Type
- Jewellery, Amulet
- Material
- Faience
- Provenance
- Egypt
- Measurements
- Height: 37mm | Width: 8mm | Depth: 11mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Animal
- Hippopotamus
- Divine Name
- Taweret
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Licensing details
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- Description
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A faience amulet of Taweret, in a standing position. Taweret took the form of a pregnant hippopotamus and was thought to protect women and children.
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 02 Nov 2020
