Egyptian Bronze Thoth as a Baboon

Shown seated with hands on knees, wearing the lunar disc.

h. 10 x w. 3.3 x ø 3.5 cm

Egypt, Late Period, 664-335 BC

Bronze

Provenance

Ex Collection Mariaud de Serres, France, acquired before 1983
Acquired at Christies Paris, Collection Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres, February 17, 2011, lot 204

Publications

Christie's Paris, Collection Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres, France, 16-17 February 2011, lot 204
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, p. 86
C. Dauphin, Les animaux dans le monde antique. Le bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 33, fig. 28 and 77

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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