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Ancient Egyptian Faience Baboon Amulet of Thoth browse these categories for related items... All Items: Egyptian: Middle Kingdom: Pre AD 1000: item #917134 Please refer to our stock #GD-430 when inquiring.
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An ancient Egyptian miniature faience amulet of a squatting baboon. The god Thoth was particularly associated with scribes. Dates to circa the New Kingdom, Ca. 1550-1070 BC. Top of head missing however much nicer than the picture captures. Measures 25 mm. Provenance: Gustave Jequier (1868-1946) Authentication: Gayle Gibson, Egyptologist. For reference see: C. Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, (Texas, 1994), p. 27.
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