Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Taweret
4th-1st century BC (Late Period-Ptolemaic)
lapis lazuli
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This pendant of Taweret is broken at the legs. Taweret was standing with both hands pressed to her sides and holding the hieroglyph for "protection."
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/8/1974 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 15/16 x W: 1/4 x D: 1/4 in. (2.38 x 0.58 x 0.64 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1929
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.213