Wooden sculpture of Queen Tiye, mother of Akhenaten, in the form of Taweret, protector of women in childbirth. Taweret was a hippopotamus deity, here represented as a composite figure with human face, and a crocodile skin at the back. Country of Origin: Egypt. Culture: Ancient Egyptian. Date/Period: 18th Dynasty, c. 1370 BC. Material Size: wood. Credit Line: Werner Forman Archive/ Museo Egizio, Turin . Location: 47.
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