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Amulet of Taweret

Egyptian
Late Egyptian
Findspot: Egypt, Giza
Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Other: 1.9 + cm (3/4 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.1101
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Africa and Oceania, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionFaience, blue glaze. Well modeled figure of Taweret.
ProvenanceFrom Giza: Street G 7500. [Excav. date] Feb. 25, 1925. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.