Art Institute of Chicago

Taweret Amulet

Egyptian

Date

New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (about 1352–1336 BCE)

Medium

Mosaic glass

Culture

Egypt

Department

Arts of Africa

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

This amulet takes the form of the protective Egyptian goddess Taweret, often depicted as a standing hippopotamus with a round belly referencing her ties to childbirth and fertility. Similar examples have been excavated from Tell el-Amarna, a city that had an active glass manufacturing industry.ss manufacturing industry.

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