Bidspirit auction | LARGE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TAWERET

LARGE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TAWERET - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A light blue-green faience figure of Taweret standing on a small rectangular base. The head has a slender muzzle with parted jaws, large eyes, and rounded ears. The body is heavy with a pronounced belly and pendant breasts. A striated wig falls over the back and along the sides, and a transverse perforation passes through the back.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 04.2.366.Size: 56mm x 17mm; Weight: 11gProvenance: Private UK collection; London art market; formerly in R.H. private collection, Switzerland, 1980s-2007.