Faience, 0.71 grams, 20.07 mm. Late Dynastic Period, circa 715-332 BC. A creamy white figurine of Taweret (Greek Thoeris) the hippopotamus-headed god who assisted Bes in matters of childbirth. Made with a transverse piercing for suspension. Reference: Andrews, C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, p.40-1. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.