A Late 19th c. Egyptian Revival gold pendant with a Late Period faience amulet of Taweret.
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A Late 19th c. Egyptian Revival gold pendant with a Late Period faience amulet of Taweret.
A Late 19th c. Egyptian Revival gold pendant with a Late Period faience amulet of Taweret.
Date 664-332 BCE
Period Late Period
Origin For sale, STOCK
Medium gold, Faience
Dimension 4.9 cm (1⁷/₈ inches)
This beautiful pendant is finely engraved of 7 columns of fanciful hieroglyphics inscriptions, and in the center set with a ancient amulet in faience depicting the fearless goddess Taweret.
Egyptian goddess of childbirth who symbolized maternity and suckling. She is usually represented as a female hippopotamus with pendant mammae.
Egyptian goddess of childbirth who symbolized maternity and suckling. She is usually represented as a female hippopotamus with pendant mammae.
Date: 664-332 BCE
Period: Late Period
Origin: For sale, STOCK
Medium: gold, Faience
Dimension: 4.9 cm (1⁷/₈ inches)
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