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Description: | Gold pendant amulet in the form of the goddess Taweret in profile. It would have been worn by a woman for protection during childbirth. At the top of the amulet, there is a small loop for suspension. The amulet was made by pouring molten gold into an open terracotta mould. Description Source: Birch, S. 1880. Catalogue of the Collection of Egyptian Antiquities at Alnwick Castle, London: R. Clay, Sons, and Taylor, p. 84 | Subjects: | god jewellery amulet amulet animal | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Taweret, Hippopotamus-Goddess, Protectress Of Women In Childbirth | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=35... | Go to resource |
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