Ancient Egyptian Taweret amulet from Saqqara North Saqqara dated 700 - 200 BC - Bolton's Egypt

Ancient Egyptian Taweret amulet from Saqqara North Saqqara dated 700 – 200 BC

A faience amulet of Taweret as a standing figure of a female hippopotamus, the lower parts of the legs are missing.

Object details

Reference: BOLMG:1969.46.A
Material: faience
Culture: Dynasty 26 - Ptolemaic Dynasty
Period: Late Period - Ptolemaic Period
Excavator: W.B. Emery
Dated: 700 - 200 BC
Object name: Taweret amulet
Dimensions: Length: 50mm , Width: 23mm , Depth: 18mm
Published references: Martin The Sacred Animal Necropolis p 105 cat no 1463
Site: Saqqara

Latitude: 29.871111
Longitude: 31.216389