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Amulet with hippopotamus goddess Thueris
Amulet with hippopotamus goddess Thueris

Amulet with hippopotamus goddess Thueris

Object number47.39
ProvenanceNasli Heeramaneck, New York, New York; gift from Mr. Heeramaneck to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, February 12, 1947
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions2 5/8 x 5/8 x 1 in. (6.7 x 1.6 x 2.5 cm)
MediumFaience
Fragment of Ta-Weret (Thueris, Hippopotamus Goddess)
Egyptian
ca. 7th century B.C.
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Head of Bastet from a menat (beaded necklace with counterpoise)
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2nd-1st century B.C.
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Chain of beads
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Chain of beads
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Chain of beads
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Chain of beads
Egyptian
Object number: 75.17