A New-Kingdom blue faience scaraboid engraved seal.
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A New-Kingdom blue faience scaraboid engraved seal.
A New-Kingdom blue faience scaraboid engraved seal.
Date 1550-1070 BCE
Period New-Kingdom
Origin consignment, London
Medium Faience, Glazed
Dimension 1.7 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm (0⁵/₈ x 0¹/₂ x 0¹/₄ inches)
Of an oval shape, and pierced lenghtwise.
This scaraboid amulet is engraved on both sides. Taweret standing beside uraeus. Lotus flower with duck and uraeus.
The goddess Taweret, whose name means 'the great one', was one of the most popular female deities throughout the Dynastic Period. She is mainly depicted in composite form: the head of a hippopotamus, the legs and arms of a lion, and the tail of a crocodile.
The representation of Taweret on scaraboid amulet was popular to protect pregnant women and childbirth.
Comparandum
Matouk.F, 1976, T.II, 1039 et 1041
This scaraboid amulet is engraved on both sides. Taweret standing beside uraeus. Lotus flower with duck and uraeus.
The goddess Taweret, whose name means 'the great one', was one of the most popular female deities throughout the Dynastic Period. She is mainly depicted in composite form: the head of a hippopotamus, the legs and arms of a lion, and the tail of a crocodile.
The representation of Taweret on scaraboid amulet was popular to protect pregnant women and childbirth.
Comparandum
Matouk.F, 1976, T.II, 1039 et 1041
Date: 1550-1070 BCE
Period: New-Kingdom
Origin: consignment, London
Medium: Faience, Glazed
Dimension: 1.7 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm (0⁵/₈ x 0¹/₂ x 0¹/₄ inches)
Provenance: Old private collection of a Lady, 1980s
Literature: Matouk.F, 1976, T.II, 1039 et 1041
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