SculptureEgyptian9th century
Figurine of Birth Goddess Taweret Holding an Ankh (Sign of Life)
c. 900 BCE or later
Description
This carefully modelled statuette of the hippopatamus goddess, Taweret (in Greek: Thoeris), is cut off at the thighs. She holds the Ankh symbol with both hands in front of her beneath her belly. The tripartite wig falls on sagging breasts, and ends in a crocodile tail in back. The tail is mostly missing.
Dimensions
6.2 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm (2 7/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
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