An Egyptian Faience Thoth
Sale 910 - Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Nov 18, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$5,313
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Lot Description
An Egyptian Faience Thoth
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.
Height 5 1/4 inches (13 cm).
Property from a New York Private Collection
Provenance:
Jean Marie Talleux Collection, Grand-Fort-Philippe, France, acquired in 1950s-1960s.
Hótel Drouot, Paris, Collection of Jean Marie Talleux, 7 December 1995, Lot 183.
(with invoice copy)
Condition Report
Intact as preserved. Inspected with UV light and 10x loupe. Repair to the back near the proper left leg. Overall surface wear with chipping, abrasions, and incrustations. Minor surface loss in some areas, particularly to the inside of the proper left leg. Stringing hole now lost on the proper left side of head. Minor chip to back of the proper right side of head. Old collection labels to underside of base reading EB7 and 183. Permanently affixed to modern wooden base. Height with stand 6 1/4 inches.
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