Artwork https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/objects/544864

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Statuette of a hippo goddess, probably Taweret. 332–30 BCE. Glassy faience. Egyptian Art. Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

Artwork facts

Maker: Unknown maker
Date: 332–30 BCE
Place: From, Egypt
Current location: Gallery 134
Owner: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Materials: Glassy faience
Classifications: Egyptian Art, Statuette of Taweret, Ptolemaic Period
Dimensions: H. 11 × W. 3.3 × D. 4.8 cm (4 5/16 × 1 5/16 × 1 7/8 in); Overall Depth: 4.8 cm; Overall Width: 3.3 cm; Overall Height: 11 cm
Image rights: public domain / open access image
Text rights: Met Open Access metadata is CC0 to the extent possible under law
Attribution: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

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ClassificationEgyptian Art MaterialGlassy faience Production placeFrom, Egypt Current ownerMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Statuette of a hippo goddess, probably Taweret. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

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