Egyptian Statuette of Thoth in Apple Green Faience

He wears a striated wig with suspension loops at the sides and strides forward. His hands open at his sides, palms facing the back.

h. 12.5 cm

Ptolemaic Period, c. 300-200 BC

Faience

Provenance

Ex French private collection, 1960
Pierre Bergé, Arts d'Orient, Archéologie, June 17, 2010, lot 110
Acquired at Charles Ede at TEFAF, Maastricht, April 4, 2011

Publications

"Arts d'Orient, Archéologie", Pierre Bergé catalogue, France, June 17, 2010, lot 110
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, p. 87
C. Dauphin, Les animaux dans le monde antique. Le bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 32, fig. 27 and p. 78

Exhibitions

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

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