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Egyptian Green Faience Thoeris AmuletAn ancient Egyptian green faience amulet of Thoeris, the hippopotamus goddess, a protective deity. Late Period, ca. 700-30 BC. Thoeris was a popular protective domestic deity. She was thought to protect pregnant women and assist women in labor. In her apotropaic function she was often found in the company of the dwarf god Bes. She was depicted as part woman part hippopotamus, with sagging breasts, a swollen belly, and the head of a hippopotamus. Confer: C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, (Texas, 1994), p. 40, no. 39. Formerly in the M. Carvin collection, (Vienna & New York), acquired prior to 1970. Inv#: 3439 $500 |
