# Amulet of Taweret

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: Third Intermediate Period–Late Period (about 1069–332 BCE)
- Medium: Faience
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: 4.8 × 1.8 × 1.5 cm (1 7/8 × 1 11/16 × 9/16 in.)
- Culture: Egypt
- Credit line: Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Norman W. Harris
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/135989)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/3a73338b-2740-d6f2-8ad0-ecb9858985b3/full/843,/0/default.jpg
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Taweret was a goddess who protected women and children in childbirth. She is depicted here as a hippopotamus with female breasts, swollen belly, and a crocodile tail.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0