Saint Paul Auction
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Amulet of Thoth-Ibis.
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73
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Amulet of Thoth-Ibis.
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
Amulet of Thoth-Ibis.
Siliceous faience with a blue-green glaze.
Egypt, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664–32 BC.
H. 3.1 cm
Condition: Generally well preserved. Slight deterioration of the glaze on the left-hand side.
Note: Depicting the god Thoth (Djehuty) in his ibis-headed form. The god, with a human body and the head of an ibis with a long, curved beak, is shown standing and walking, with his left leg forward, wearing a short loincloth (chendjyt). A dorsal pillar pierced with a suspension loop; integrated rectangular base.
Provenance: Former French private collection, acquired during a trip to Egypt between 1979 and 1980. In the same family ever since.
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