Taweret amulet
664 BCE-332 BCE
- Medium
- faience
- Measurements
- 5.7 × 1.3 × 1.8 cm
- Place/s of Execution
- Egypt
- Accession Number
- 1996.467
- Department
- Antiquities
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr P. Chaldjian, 1996 - Gallery location
- 18th Century Decorative Arts - Great Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International - Physical description
- Standing figure of a hippopotamus with left leg advanced, modelled in brownish green faience, with a suspension loop on the head.