Amulet: Thoth
Amulet: Thoth
Amulet: Thoth
Amulet: Thoth

Currently not on view

Amulet: Thoth

Egyptian
possibly Late Period (Saitic), ca. 712–332 BCE
y1959-157

Information

Title
Amulet: Thoth
Medium
Faience
Dimensions
3.5 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm (1 3/8 x 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Horace Mayer
Object Number
y1959-157
Culture
Egyptian (ancient)
Period
Late period (Egyptian)
Type
religious objects, amulets
Materials
faience
Subject
figures (representations), deities, headdresses, mythology

Acquired by Horace L. Mayer at an unknown date from an unknown source; given to the Museum in 1959 by Mayer.

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