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Description : Egypt, New Kingdom Period to Third Intermediate Period, 18th to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 664 BCE. A hand carved greenstone seal bead in the form of a scaraboid. The top is rounded and polished, letting the pretty natural greenstone hues decorate the simple form. The underside of the face is etched with a zoomorphic ungulate, perhaps a hippopotamus, with a three fronds fanning above that represent papyrus, and below its feet is a crocodile. This seal is symbolic of the goddess Taweret, The Great Female One. Taweret is a blend of hippopotamus, crocodile, and human features. Those two animals are some of the fiercest known to the ancient Egyptians from the Nile Delta, and the goddess is a fierce protector of pregnant and nursing women, called upon to protect women in childbirth. Size: 0.75 L x 0.55 W (1.9 cm x 1.4 cm) Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, acquired 1990s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #165759
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