Amulet of Taweret
- Accession Number
- EC3002b
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Jewellery, Amulet
- Classification
- Variant of the Boyce type A5
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Dynasty
- Eighteenth Dynasty
- Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten to Tutankhamun
- Material
- Faience
- Provenance
- Egypt, Amarna
- Measurements
- Length: 14mm | Width: 7mm | Depth: 3mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
- Culture
- Egyptian
- Divine Name
- Taweret
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Licensing details
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- Description
-
A faience amulet in the form of a hippopotamus goddess, likely Taweret, the protective goddess of childbirth and fertility (Variant of the Boyce type A5).
- Bibliography
-
Boyce A. "Collar and Necklace Designs at Amarna: a Preliminary study of Faience Pendants", in Amarna Reports VI, edited by Barry J. Kemp, 336-371. London: The Egypt Exploration Society, 1995.
- Other Identity
- EC3002
- Last modified: 25 May 2022