LOT 37:
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE THOTH AMULET
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE THOTH AMULET
Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A pale blue glazed faience amulet of Thoth, depicted in a striding pose with arms held close to the body. The figure has the characteristic ibis head with a long, curved beak and wears a striated tripartite wig. The torso is bare, and a knee-length kilt with vertical pleats encircles his waist. The figure stands on an integral rectangular base and is supported by a flat dorsal pillar, pierced near the top for suspension. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number EA65342, EA64606.Size: 40mm x 15mm; Weight: 3.63gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s.

