Amulet — goddess Toeris; maker, Toeris myth., Egyptian deities, Egyptian religion; navy blue glass slight violet admixture; 332–30 BC, Ptolemaic Period, Egypt; amulet; height 4 cm, width 1.4 cm, A small carved figure of a standing creature with an elongated head and snout, shown in profile, rendered in a deep blue with darker brownish-black accents along recessed lines and edges; the figure has a textured mane or hair down its back, a stylized torso and limbs with visible contours and rounded forms, a small base at the feet, and a hollowed opening near the lower body, all set against a plain light gray background.
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Amulet — goddess Toeris; maker, Toeris myth., Egyptian deities, Egyptian religion; navy blue glass slight violet admixture; 332–30 BC, Ptolemaic Period, Egypt; amulet; height 4 cm, width 1.4 cm, A small carved figure of a standing creature with an elongated head and snout, shown in profile, rendered in a deep blue with darker brownish-black accents along recessed lines and edges; the figure has a textured mane or hair down its back, a stylized torso and limbs with visible contours and rounded forms, a small base at the feet, and a hollowed opening near the lower body, all set against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Amulet goddess Toeris maker Toeris myth Egyptian deities Egyptian religion navy blue glass slight violet admixture 332–30 Bc Ptolemaic Period Egypt amulet height 4 cm width 1.4 cm small carved figure standing creature elongated head snout shown profile rendered deep blue darker brownish-black accents recessed lines edges figure textured mane hair down back stylized torso limbs visible contours rounded forms small base feet hollowed opening near lower body set plain light gray background.

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