COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TAWERET AMULETS New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC A collection of 18 faience amulets. Each amulet represents Taweret, the goddess of childbirth and fertility. She is depicted in right profile as a pregnant hippopotamus with pendulous breasts and a prominent snout. The amulets have a flat back and a suspension loop above the head. For similar see: National Museums Liverpool, Accession number M11665k; National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, Accession Number F1908.222. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 8-16mm x 45447mm; Weight: 5g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.