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Figurine of the Pregnant Hippo Goddess TaweretLate Period - Ptolemaic Period (664 - 30 BCE)

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Small bronze sculpture of a standing jackal-headed human figure on a flat rectangular base, with blue-green patina and mottled brown surface

Unknown, Figurine of the Pregnant Hippo Goddess Taweret, Late Period - Ptolemaic Period (664 - 30 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Carl W. Thomas, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Figurine of the Pregnant Hippo Goddess Taweret
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Late Period - Ptolemaic Period (664 - 30 BCE)
Period
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 3 9/16 in. (9.1 cm); Width: 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl W. Thomas
Accession Number
M.80.203.145
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art