An Egyptian Faience Baboon Amulet, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 900 - 700 BCE Paintings acquired between 1970 – 2012

acquired between 1970 – 2012

Clark in 1911 and later donated to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1925

edited by William Kelly Simpson

and features a stylized cross over his left breast

a material prized in ancient Egypt for its translucency and purity

An Egyptian Faience Baboon Amulet, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 900 - 700 BCE Paintings acquired between 1970 – 2012Representing the god Thoth, of brilliant turquoise blue glaze, the god of writing and medicine portrayed single sided and in right profile, the body well modeled, his cape like mass of fur incised, his forepaws resting on his knees, the face with well defined eyes, and upturned nostrils, the top of his head with moon and crescent headdress, the tail curled around his proper right leg, seated on an integral oval base, a double attachment loop at the