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Amulet of Thoth

Egyptian
Late Period, Dynasty 26
664–525 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, G 7652 A, Room IV

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number29.1257
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionThis is one of two faience Thoth amulets with this field number.

As the god of scribes, Thoth played a vital role in the weighing of the heart after death, and therefore he became a popular subject forfunerary amulets. He is typically shown as a standing man in a short kilt, with the head of an ibis. This amulet is made of faience with a blue-green glaze. It is part of set comprised of 29.1247-29.1292.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, G 7652 A, room lV. 1929: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.

(Accession date: April 29, 1929)