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Taweret
10th-8th century BCE (Third Intermediate-early Late Period)
smoky quartz
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This fragmentary Taweret is missing the head and feet. Taweret stands with arms pressed to her body; there are no attributes.
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, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 11/16 x W: 1 x D: 7/8 in. (6.86 x 2.57 x 2.29 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1925
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
42.216