Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF THOTH

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET OF THOTH SET IN AN 18K SILVER-GILT PENDANT WITH NECKLACE - Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A turquoise faience amulet depicting Thoth with a striated wig and the head of an ibis. The figure wears a pleated kilt and stands on an integral base enclosed within a custom 18k silver-gilt mount. A matching necklace is attached for suspension.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 96.21.1.Size: 45mm x 15mm; Weight: 8gProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the German art market, pre 2000.