Live auction 30 November and 1 December, from 15:00
Lot 942:
THOT-BABOON FAIENCE AMULET
Egyptian Kingdom, Late Period, second half on 1st millennium BC.
Large amulet in blue faience, depicting Thoth in the form of a baboon with a large pectoral.
Dimensions: 64 x 33 mm. Baboon amulets probably were offerings to shrines honoring Thoth, but could also have been placed with the deceased as a representative of the deity who recorded Osiris' judgment.
Egyptian Kingdom, Late Period, second half on 1st millennium BC.
Large amulet in blue faience, depicting Thoth in the form of a baboon with a large pectoral.
Dimensions: 64 x 33 mm. Baboon amulets probably were offerings to shrines honoring Thoth, but could also have been placed with the deceased as a representative of the deity who recorded Osiris' judgment.
Start price € 150
Current price € 180
Bids: 3
Minimum bid: € 190
Current price € 180
Bids: 3
Minimum bid: € 190