AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TAURET AMULET Start Price USD 250.00 Current Price USD 250.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, October 04, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 11, 2008 Location New York, NY See more about 'AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TAURET AMULET' Description AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TAURET AMULET Click on the text links to view enlargements: 1-2-3-4-5-6 Depicted as a pregnant female hippopotamus, wearing a tripartite wig, with human breasts, the hind legs of a lion and the tail of a crocodile. Late Period, 600-332 B.C. 1 1/2 inches high. Intact with intact suspension loop. From a Dutch collection. Tauret's most common role was as a protectoress of pregnant women. For shipping information, see "Seller's payment instructions" below. Check my other auctions and website link on my About Me page. All items are guaranteed genuine and available for inspection at the Showplace Antique Center, 40 West 25th Street, Gallery # 110, NYC. Custom listed using TROCADERO's automated HTML and Picture Hosting tools. Place a Bid!