EGYPTIAN FAIENCE THOTH AMULET
712-30 BC, Late Period/Ptolemaic. A beautiful faience Thoth amulet showing the god with the head of an ibis striding forward and wearing a short kilt. Pierced longitudinally for suspension. Thoth was the Egyptian god of knowledge and wisdom, creator of hieroglyphs and patron god of scribes. The ibis head was reserved solely for his representation. It was believed that Thoth recorded the verdict of the deceased’s fate during the ‘Weighing of the heart ceremony’. Amulets such as this would have been placed upon the mummy to anticipate a good outcome in the ceremony Good Condition. Wearable. Size: H: 42.5mm, W: 9.4mm; 2.65g. Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a USA collection; acquired by Mr. E.E. in the 1940s in Egypt.
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712-30 BC, Late Period/Ptolemaic. A beautiful faience Thoth amulet showing the god with the head of an ibis striding forward and wearing a short kilt. Pierced longitudinally for suspension. Thoth was the Egyptian god of knowledge and wisdom, creator of hieroglyphs and patron god of scribes. The ibis head was reserved solely for his representation. It was believed that Thoth recorded the verdict of the deceased’s fate during the ‘Weighing of the heart ceremony’. Amulets such as this would have been placed upon the mummy to anticipate a good outcome in the ceremony Good Condition. Wearable. Size: H: 42.5mm, W: 9.4mm; 2.65g. Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a USA collection; acquired by Mr. E.E. in the 1940s in Egypt.
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