EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TAWERET AMULET IN GILDED SILVER PENDANT SETTING Ca. 30 BC - AD 200. A blue faience amulet representing the goddess Taweret, shown standing with a rounded belly, pendulous breasts, and short, tapering legs. The facial features are indistinct but suggest the presence of a snout and upright ears. The amulet is set in a modern 18k gilded silver pendant, with a matching chain included. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.4486. Size: 25mm x 10mm; Weight: 5g Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in a 1970s Swiss collection.