Late Period, Ca. 664-32 BC.A large, green, glazed faience composition amulet of Thoth represented as a naturalistic baboon, the god of the moon. Thoth is depicted with stylised iconography of a hamadryas baboon with a long snout, strong eternal eyes, and front paws resting comfortably on his knees, his body his body highlights variations of levels of fur which is uncommon in amulets - this example has been moulded to a high standard. For a similar see Petrie, W. M. Flinders; Amulets, UCL, London (1914), pl. XXVI, no. 148c. Size: L:290mm / W:225mm ; 12.1g. Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s.