Title: Taweret Amulet
Object type: Taweret  amulet
Date: ca. 1850–1700 B.C.
Period: Late Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–17
Medium: Lapis lazuli
Dimensions: H. 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); W. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.); D. 0.7 cm (1/4  in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1913
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Tomb MMA 840 pit in portico MMA excavations, 1912–13 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Taweret