Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
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Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)
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Egyptian Green Faience Goddess Thoeris (Thoueris)

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Late Period, Circa  664–332 BCE.
A good-quality but heavily damaged bichrome fragmented statuette of the pregnant hippopotamus goddess, patroness of pregnancy and protector of families.  Fine modelling of the pendulous breasts,  hands to swollen belly and forward stride is well executed; surviving glaze is rich, though pitted and worn from burial. Beautiful dark blue wig and lighter green body colors.
Size 3-1/2 inches H.; 5-1/8 in H. on custom mount.
Condition: Losses, abraded, missing face, lower legs and integral base, surface pitting and encrustation. 
Provenance: Property from a New York City Collection; purchased from Sotheby Parke Bernet, May 2, 1975, sale 3753, lot 21, with a copy of the invoice.  

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