Description : AN EGYPTIAN AMETHYST TAWERET LATE PERIOD, 664-343 B.C. The hippopotamus goddess depicted with her arms resting against her round abdomen, her face well carved, with the eyes, ears and snout delineated, standing on an integral base, a suspension loop at the back 1 5/16 in. (3.4 cm.) high
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About the lot N° 243 Title : AN EGYPTIAN AMETHYST TAWERET Size : (3.4 cm.) high Provenance : Private Collection, Japan, 1978.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 6 December 2000, lot 42.