Amulet of Taweret
- Accession Number
- PM19
- Current Location
- House of Death (ground floor), Amulets case
- Object Type
- Jewellery, Amulet
- Material
- Faience
- Provenance
- Egypt
- Measurements
- Height: 32mm | width: 10mm | depth: 13mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Animal
- Hippopotamus
- Divine Name
- Ipet | Taweret
Licensing details
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- Description
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A faience amulet of the deity Taweret or Ipet, a female demon in the form of a hippopotamus. Taweret is shown as a pregnant hippopotamus with a crocodile tail down her back. She was a protector of pregnant women. Donated by Prys Morgan.
- Other Identity
- 19 (yellow sticker)
- Previous Owner
- Prys Morgan (1937–)
- Acquisition
- Gift, Prys Morgan ( 29 May 1991)
- Last modified: 05 Nov 2020