Large Egyptian Faience Thoth as a Baboon Amulet. Late Period, 664-332 B.C. Modelled in the round as the god in baboon-form crouching holding a wedjat-eye in his forepaws; ribbed suspension loop on back; mounted on a custom-made stand. Cf. Petrie, W.M.F., Amulets. Illustrated by the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, 1914, pl.XXXVII, no. 206k, for a similar example. 31.51 grams total, 80 mm including stand (3 1/8 in.).

Ex private UK, collection formed since the 1960s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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