Amulet of Taweret

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Arts of Africa

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (about 1352–1336 BCE)

Egyptian; Probably Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

This amulet is in the form of the protective Egyptian goddess Taweret (“The Great One” in Egyptian; known as
Thoeris in Greek), often depicted as a standing hippopotamus with a round belly. Similar examples have been excavated from Tell el Amarna, a city that had an active glass manufacturing industry.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Ancient Egyptian
Title: Amulet of Taweret
Place: Egypt (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1336 BCE
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: 2.8 × 1 × 0.5 cm (1 1/8 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago
Reference Number: X207
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Thomas George Allen, A Handbook of the Egyptian Collection (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 134.

Art Institute of Chicago, When the Greeks Ruled: Egypt After Alexander the Great, October 31, 2013 - July 27, 2014.

The Art Institute of Chicago, by 1923.

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