LARGE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF TAWERET

Ca. 664 - 332 BC An Egyptian mould-formed pale green faience amulet of Taweret, the goddess of childbirth, children and the weak. The goddess is presented in a striding pose with her left leg extended atop an integral rectangular plinth, her arms are held against her sides. Her hippopotamus-shaped head features a lengthy snout with flared nostrils, petite eyes, and a slender neckline framed by the lappets of her wig. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Number: 26.7.888.
Size: 55mm x 20mm; Weight: 10g
Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously in a collection of a North London gentleman; formerly in a collection of Mrs B. Ellison, a deceased former member of the Egyptian Exploration Fund, bought from the 1940s, Cairo and London.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600