Lot 138
138
AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE-GREEN FAIENCE FIGURE OF THOTH
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AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE-GREEN FAIENCE FIGURE OF THOTH

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD (304-30 B.C.)

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AN EGYPTIAN TURQUOISE-GREEN FAIENCE FIGURE OF THOTH
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD (304-30 B.C.)
The squatting baboon with paws on his knees, with thick mantle around the upper body, the tail curving around right side, some restoration to base
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auktion 49, 27 June 1974, no. 95.
Exhibited
Das Tier in der Antike, Archäologischen Institut Zürich, 21 September-17 November 1974, no. 58.
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
H. Bloesch et al., Das Tier in der Antike, Archäologischen Institut der Universität Zürich, Zurich, 1974, p. 13, pl. 13, no. 58; and Animals, 1981, I, no. 56.

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