Caption

Amulet - god Thoth; maker, Goluchów Greater Poland Voivodeship; Thoth myth., Egyptian deities, Egyptian religion; 664–525 BC, Late Period, 26th Dynasty, Egypt; amulet; height 5.2 cm, width 2.1 cm, A small sculpted figure shown against a plain light gray background, rendered in a turquoise-green glazed material with areas of darker green and brownish mottling; the figure has a standing human body with broad shoulders, narrow waist, and a pleated skirt, and a head shaped like a long curved beak with stylized hair or a headdress that falls in thick locks on either side; the arms hang down alongside the torso with hands near the skirt, and the surface shows small pitted spots and subtle crackle texture in the glaze.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A18_161

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27.7Mb (1.3Mb) / 8.4in x 12.8in / 2520 x 3836 (300dpi)

Keywords

Amulet - god Thoth maker Goluchów Greater Poland Voivodeship Thoth myth Egyptian deities Egyptian religion 664–525 Bc Late Period 26th Dynasty Egypt amulet height 5.2 cm width 2.1 cm small sculpted figure shown plain light gray background rendered turquoise-green glazed material areas darker green brownish mottling figure standing human body broad shoulders narrow waist pleated skirt head shaped long curved beak stylized hair headdress falls thick locks side arms hang down alongside torso hands near skirt surface small pitted spots subtle crackle texture glaze.