The After life - Photo of Ancient Egyptian statuette of Taweret
by Paul E Williams
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The After life - Photo of Ancient Egyptian statuette of Taweret
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Paul E Williams
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Sculpture - Colour Photograph
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The After life - Ancient Egyptian statuette of Taweret decicated to draughtsman Parahotep, wood, New Kingdom, 19 Dynasty, (14292-1190 BC), deir el Medina. Egyptian Museum, Turin. Cat 526.
Taweret is the protective ancient Egyptian goddess of childbirth and fertility. The deity is typically depicted as a bipedal female hippopotamus with feline attributes, pendulous female human breasts, the limbs and paws of a lion, and the back and tail of a Nile crocodile.
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