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AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TAURET AMULET browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Egyptian: Faience: Pre AD 1000: Item # 673678
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| Depicted as a pregnant female hippopotamus, wearing a tripartite wig, with human breasts, the hind legs of a lion and the tail of a crocodile. Late Period, 600-332 B.C. 1 1/2 inches high. Intact with intact suspension loop. From a Dutch collection. Tauret's most common role was as a protectoress of pregnant women. | ||
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