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LOT 0024

Egyptian Faience Thoth and Horus in a Boat

LATE PERIOD, 664-332 B.C.

2 1/2 in. (35.9 grams, 64 mm).

Modelled in the round, comprising a small barque with a seated baboon and a falcon, possibly Thoth and Horus, with a slot to the underside.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

Footnotes

In Egyptian mythology, Thoth restored the eye of Horus, suggesting that this may be the theme of the figurine's composition. Alternatively, the composition may be a condensed depiction of the funerary vignette, which shows the falcon form of the sun god Re in his solar barque flanked by baboons in an attitude of praise. The slot in the underside suggests it was once attached to a separate base.

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LOT 0024

Egyptian Faience Thoth and Horus in a Boat

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235

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