Statue of Taweret

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Statue of Taweret

A giant statue of the Egyptian goddess Taweret stood in its entirety on the western shore of the Island from at least about 2000 years ago, and prior to the building of the well with the frozen wheel. Jacob lived in a chamber in the statue's pedestal for an unknown amount of time, even after the statue's near total destruction in 1867 by a storm surge that propelled the Black Rock into the head of the statue. The ship's impact preserved only the statue's left calf and foot with its distinctive four toes. The remains of the statue are within view of the Orchid station

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Statue of Taweret

irst seen
"Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1"
Last seen
"Ab Aeterno"
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Constructed by
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Controlled by
Jacob (?-2007)
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Status
Abandoned

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 Statue exterior
The Statue's face. ("Ab Aeterno")

Before its destruction, the statue depicted Taweret, the Egyptian goddess of birth, rebirth and the northern sky who is generally depicted as humanoid with the head of a hippopotamus. Built of grey stone, the statue stood some 240–250 ft (75 m) in height (about the size of a 15-story office building). (Official Lost Podcast/May 26, 2006) The figure stands one foot slightly forward, looking out to sea with a giant ankh held in each hand. Taweret is depicted as having four toes on each foot.
The statue after its destruction ("The Incident, Part 1")

The statue was almost completely destroyed in 1867 after the Black Rock collided with it, with only the base and part of the left foot and ankle remaining.

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The statue after its destruction ("The Incident, Part 1")

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Pedestal interior

The remains of the statue stand on a hollow pedestal, in which Jacob dwelled for an unknown amount of time. The pedestal can be entered by pushing part of the exterior wall in, opening up to a hallway which in turn leads to a large chamber.



The room beneath the statue ("The Incident, Part 1")
The chamber contains columns, presumably to support the statue's weight, and a fire pit is located at the center of the chamber. During Jacob's time spent living there, he wove a tapestry on one of the walls. A ceiling vent permits a view of the remaining leg of the statue from inside. ("The Incident, Part 1")

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 History

Exactly who built the statue and its original purpose on the Island are unknown. The statue was built and standing intact at some point prior to the building of the well with the Frozen wheel, which places its construction at least about 2000 years ago. It is highly likely the statue was constructed by the same early civilization who built the Temple and other ruins and tunnels found elsewhere on the Island.

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Pre-1867

Jacob

At some point in the early history of the Island, Jacob took up residence in the chamber inside the base of the statue. He appears to have lived there for a considerable period of time, working on a tapestry and making the thread by hand. ("The Incident, Part 1")

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Sawyer's Group

Caught in the time flashes, Sawyer's group was briefly transported into an unknown time period sometime prior to the building of the well. From the site of the well, the group glimpsed the back of the giant statue above the trees. Moments later another time flash occurred moving them to 1974. ("LaFleur")

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The back of the statue as seen by Sawyer's group ("LaFleur")

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1867

Some time in 1867, Jacob and the Man in Black met on the beach adjacent to the statue, watching as the Black Rock drew near the Island. ("The Incident, Part 1") The statue was destroyed later that same night when a massive storm blew in, slamming the Black Rock into the head of the statue by an enormous wave over 200ft in height and depositing the vessel deep in the jungle. The statue was almost completely destroyed, leaving only the base and a single foot behind. ("Ab Aeterno")

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The Black Rock approaches the Island and the Statue during a storm. ("Ab Aeterno")

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DHARMA Initiative

The remnants of the statue are located fairly close to where the Orchid was constructed by the DHARMA Initiative in the 1970's. ("LaFleur") Given its close proximity, it is highly likely the DHARMA Initiative was aware of its existence.

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2004

After the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 in 2004, the statue was seen by Sun, Sayid, and Jin while sailing around the Island in a plot to attack the Others. Sayid spotted the statue first, and was disconcerted to find that the statue had four toes, as well as that the rest of the statue was missing. ("Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1")

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Jin, Sayid, and Sun see the statue's ruins on the Island's coast. ("Live Together, Die Alone, Part 1")

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2007

Three years later, after the crash of Ajira Airways Flight 316, an entity claiming to be John Locke approached Richard and demanded to be taken to Jacob, whom he secretly intended to kill. Richard, unaware that this person was not actually Locke, agreed, leading him to the statue's ruins and showing him the entrance to the base, allowing Locke and Ben to enter. Once inside, the entity claiming to be Locke was revealed to be Jacob's ancient enemy, who convinced Ben to stab Jacob and then kicked the dying Jacob into the fire pit, setting him alight and presumably killing him. ("The Incident, Part 1")


Meanwhile, Bram and Ilana, passengers of Ajira Flight 316 who worked for Jacob, attempted to find Jacob at his cabin, but instead found a woven illustration of the statue pinned to the wall by a knife.

Realizing that Jacob was likely at the statue instead of in the cabin,
Bram holds the woven illustration of the statue. ("The Incident, Part 1")
they burned the cabin and traveled to the statue, revealing to Richard that the person inside the statue with Ben and Jacob was not John Locke by showing Richard the body of the real Locke which they, along with several other survivors of Flight 316, had carried around in a large metal case. ("The Incident, Part 1")