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LOT 0416
Egyptian Faience Thoth Amulet
LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.
1 7/8 in. (8.71 grams, 48.29 mm).
Modelled in the round as the ibis-headed human figure of Thoth, with a plain dorsal pillar, pierced at the top for suspension.
Provenance
Ex early 20th century London, UK, collection.
Literature
Cf. Andrews, C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, London, 1994, 20a, for similar.
Footnotes
The ibis-headed form of Thoth is particularly significant in funerary contexts, as this depiction of the god frequently appears in Weighing of the Heart scenes, where the dead are judged before a divine tribunal for entry into the Hereafter. Thoth's role was to record the final judgement, which determined whether the deceased had led a virtuous life.
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