Egyptian Thoth Amulet Made Of Faience - Ancient Egypt - Late Period

Egypt
Late Period, attributed to
circa 7th–4th century BCE
Egyptian green-glazed faience

Small Egyptian amulet made of green-glazed siliceous faience, depicting the god Thoth in his form as a sacred baboon.

The figurine has a compact, stocky silhouette, characteristic of the ape-like representations associated with Thoth in ancient Egypt.

A major deity of the Egyptian pantheon, Thoth was notably associated with writing, knowledge, calculation, wisdom, and the sacred sciences. He could be depicted in human form with the head of an ibis, but also in the form of the baboon, an iconographic representation particularly common during the Late Period.

The piece still retains significant traces of green glaze, particularly on the reverse and on several protruding parts. The surface shows signs of ancient wear, loss of material, and deposits consistent with the age and archaeological nature of the object.

The form and technique are consistent with the small faience amulets produced in Egypt during the Late Period, possibly extending into the Ptolemaic period. The proposed dating, however, remains a stylistic attribution.

Provenance: major private archaeological collection, Andorra.

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