Thoueris. Egipto, Baja Época, 664-323 a.C

Figure of Thoueris. Egypt, Late Antiquity, 664-323 BC.
Fayenza.
Measurements: 3.5 x 0.7 x 1 cm.
Thoueris "The Great", a deity related to fertility and protector of pregnant women. She was also a celestial goddess, known as "The Mysterious One of the Horizon". She is depicted as a dark-skinned pregnant woman with the head of a hippopotamus or woman, horns and sun disc, large breasts, lion's paws and a crocodile's tail.

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