Statuette of Tu'art

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dc.date.accessioned2022-07-16T16:31:02Z
dc.date.available2022-07-16T16:31:02Z
dc.descriptionTaweret was the Egyptian goddess of childbirth and a protector of women and children. Like Bes, she was thought to help women in labor and to ward off evil spirits that might harm the mother and baby. At the same time, she was thought to help with matters of female sexuality and pregnancy and was often associated with the goddess Hathor. Taweret was usually depicted with the head and body of a pregnant hippopotamus and wearing a short, cylindrical headdress topped by two plumes and Hathors solar disk. Expectant mothers often wore amulets depicting Taweret to invoke her protection, and small statuettes of her have been found in great numbers in ancient houses.
dc.description.sponsorshipGift of James and Aneta McIntyre
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dc.format.extent5.250" x 2" x 2.5"
dc.format.mediumSculpture
dc.format.mediumBasalt
dc.identifier.other2004.069.003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10177/20361
dc.relation.ispartofHallie Ford Museum of Art, Willamette University, Salem Oregon
dc.relation.ispartofAncient Art Collection
dc.rightsFor use information see: http://www.willamette.edu/arts/hfma/collections/copyright.html
dc.titleStatuette of Tu'art
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local.cultureAncient Mediterannean / Egypt
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