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| Keywords: Egyptian - Statue of Taweret - Walters 22223 - Left.jpg Ancient Egyptians believed the goddess Taweret whose name translates as the Great One offered protection to women during pregnancy and childbirth She is represented as a hippopotamus with a swollen belly pendulous human breasts the limbs of a lion and the back and tail of a crocodile Taweret was a benevolent deity and was commonly depicted on amulets Underscoring her function as a protector she holds the hieroglyph sa meaning protection in each hand the cartouches on her shoulders were added at a later date and have so far escaped a definitive reading Although her cult gained great importance she had no temples of her own ca 180 100 BC Greco-Roman red granite cm 53 21 23 accession number 22 223 6873 Dr Eddé Alexandria Egypt Eddé Collection Sale Hôtel Drouot Paris May 31-June 2 1911 no 525 Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum 1931 by bequest Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Xoïs in present-day Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of Taweret | ||||
