Keywords: Egyptian - Amulet-pendant, of Taweret - Walters 481555.jpg Taweret the Great female One was represented as a pregnant hippopotamus with lion paws and a crocodile tail She was one of the most popular protective deities of ancient Egypt being responsible for pregnant women and small children ca 350 BC Late Period Egyptian faience with green-blue glaze cm 6 1 1 35 2 38 accession number 48 1555 11051 Henry Walters Baltimore 1930 mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1930 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian faience in the Walters Art Museum Works of the Egyptian late period Taweret amulets |