Lot 41
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN THOTH STATUE
EGYPT, LATE DYNASTIC PERIOD, 26TH - 31ST DYNASTY, 664 - 332 B.C.
Auction: 26 November 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
carved and painted limestone, depicting Thoth in baboon form, crouching with palms flat on the ground, seated on an elevated platform, with remnants of red pigment around the base and mouth, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
20cm tall
Provenance
Collection of Antoine Collin, France, formed 1897-1960;
Bonhams, Lot 348, 1st May 2013;
Private collection, UK, acquired from the above 28th April 2015
Accompanied by French passport
Footnote
Literature:
A large quartzite version from the collection of the British Museum is included A. Kozloff et al, 'Egypt's Dazzling Sun, Amenhotep III and his World' (Cleveland, 1992), p.227, no. 36.