Statuette of a hamadryas baboon, in the image of the God Thoth (God of writing and Scribe of the gods), standing with his hands turned forward in an attitude of adoration, his coat is represented by fine incisions, a summit piercing to accommodate a metal element.
Egypt, early period, 664 to about 332 B.C.
Stone (serpentine), visible lack at the base (old breakage), beautiful and old polished patina.
H : 8,2 cm
Provenance:
- Former Barnett Fine collection, Stamford Connecticut, U.S.A.
- Sale Sotheby's, New York, December 3, 1991, lot 352.
- Pierre Bergé et associés sale, May 16, 2018, lot 8
- Bernard Hector Collection
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