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Lot Essay
Cf. F. Freidman (ed.) Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience, London, 1988, p. 146, no. 169; and J. Quaegebeur, 'Les pantoufles du dieu Thot', abstract in Sesto Congresso Internazionale di Egittologia, Turin, 1992, pp. 521-27, in which Quaegebeur suggests that the jackal-headed shoes are not items of clothing but deities in their own right, either Wepwawet or Bau, who serve Thoth either to protect him from dangers on his journey.
Gustave Jéquier studied in Paris and Berlin before joining Jacques de Morgan's expedition to Persia in 1901; however his true love was Egypt and was closely associated with the French Institute of Cairo. He worked at Abydos and also discovered the 13th Dynasty pyramid at Khendjer.
Gustave Jéquier studied in Paris and Berlin before joining Jacques de Morgan's expedition to Persia in 1901; however his true love was Egypt and was closely associated with the French Institute of Cairo. He worked at Abydos and also discovered the 13th Dynasty pyramid at Khendjer.