Ancient Egyptian. Hippopotamus Amulet. 1336 BC. Egypt. Glass, mosaic techinque This amulet in in the form of the protective Egyptian goddess Taweret (in Greek, Thoeris,or “The Great One”), often depicted as a standing hippopotamus with a round belly. Similar examples have been excavated from Tell el Amarna, a city that had an active glass manufacturing industry.

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