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Taweret amulet

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Description

Amulet, Taweret. Late Period, Dynasty 26–30, 664–332 B.C. Faience. H. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.); W. 1.3 cm ( 1/2 in.); D. 1.4 cm ( 9/16 in.). From: Island of Melos, Aegean, Greece. Subject: Taweret. Credit: Gift of Mrs. Harriet W. Field, 1962.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Small turquoise-blue faience amulet in the form of a standing female hippopotamus (Taweret), shown seated/standing with legs and a stylized head.

The image shows a single small Egyptian amulet carved in a turquoise/blue glazed material with darker blue and greenish mottling. The figure stands in profile facing left, with a broad, rounded head and snout, a visible molded torso, and four legs; the lower body appears seated or partially crouched. A small projecting element on top may represent a headdress or decorative crown-like detail associated with Taweret iconography. The surface shows minor wear and chips around edges. No clear hieroglyphic inscription, cartouche, or alphabetic text is visible on the object in this view. No identifiable deities beyond the depicted hippopotamus form are clearly readable as inscriptions; however, the figure is consistent with Taweret as catalogued.

religious Late Period (per catalogue); exact dating unclear from image alone good
Deities Taweret
Materials faience (glazed ceramic)

Connections

Deities Taweret
Materials Faience

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116243279 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 62.64.3 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 545817 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.