Three Egyptian faience amulets of Taweret

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Three Egyptian faience amulets of Taweret
Third Intermediate Period-26th Dynasty, circa 1069-525 B.C.
All three amulets flat-backed, the largest with added detail to the crocodile tail and Maat feather; the two smaller amulets with suspension loops, 1.3cm-3.5cm high (3)

Provenance:
Dr. Jacques Schotte (1928 – 2007) collection, Leuven, formed 1960's–1970's.
Dr. Jan Beekmans (1927 – 2008) collection, Borken.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above June 2002.

Taweret was a hybrid goddess combining the features of the hippopotamus, lion and crocodile that embodied her qualities of fierce protection. For a flat-backed example with similar textured details in the British Museum cf. C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, The British Museum, 1994, pl. 39a.