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DYNASTY XXVI-XXX, 664-343 B.C.
Details
A LATE PERIOD FAIENCE FIGURE OF TAWERET
dynasty xxvi-xxx, 664-343 b.c.
Combining elements of a hippopotamus, woman, and crocodile, depicted standing with pendulant breasts, her wide open mouth baring teeth and tongue, wearing a tripartite striated wig and broad collar, both hands held alongside her swollen lower abdomen, a suspension loop in back
31/8 in. (7.9 cm) high
dynasty xxvi-xxx, 664-343 b.c.
Combining elements of a hippopotamus, woman, and crocodile, depicted standing with pendulant breasts, her wide open mouth baring teeth and tongue, wearing a tripartite striated wig and broad collar, both hands held alongside her swollen lower abdomen, a suspension loop in back
31/8 in. (7.9 cm) high
Provenance
Marian Maspero, Paris