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Amulet

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Amulet with a depiction of the goddess Taweret as a female hippopotamus with human arms, lion's feet and a crocodile's tail. The left hand is leaning on the hieroglyph 'sa', which rests against the left leg. The suspension loop was probably once part of the back pillar.

Present location

MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA [46/003] LISBON

Inventory number

E 63 (n. cat. 158)

Dating

LATE PERIOD

Archaeological Site

UNKNOWN

Category

AMULET

Material

FAIENCE

Technique

FAYENCE

Height

4.7 cm

Width

1 cm

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