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Lot 231

An Egyptian bronze figure of Thoth

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An Egyptian bronze figure of Thoth
Late Period, circa 664-332 B.C.
In the form of a baboon seated on his haunches with the forepaws on his knees, with incised fur detail on the body, the tail drawn around the body to his right, the genitalia exposed, the eyes inlaid with glass, with the remains of a gilded crown on top of his head, 11.5cm high

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Provenance:
Max Willborg (1933-2001) Collection, Stockholm, Sweden, acquired in 1981.

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