Ancient Coins and Antiquities

Egypt, New Kingdom (c. 1550-1069 BC), Late New Kingdom / early Third Intermediate Period, blue composition figure figure of Tauret, with a seal or spell on the base, 5.9cm (head missing), 31.86g. Fine with minor chips to base £120-£150

Gustave Mustaki Collection [acquired mid-20th century]; bt Helios Gallery

Tauret was a hippopotamus goddess of pregnant women. It has been suggested that this object may have been rubbed on the belly of a pregnant woman, perhaps during childbirth.