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The God Thoth
664 BC-525 BC
XXVIth Dynasty
XXVIth Dynasty
Bronze. Cornelius Vermeule in his Catalogue of the Soane antiquities identified this object as 'faience, originally probably pale greyish green', but it appears to be metal and not pottery.
Height: 4.7cm
Museum number: MR60
Vermeule catalogue number: Vermeule 28
On display: Model Room (pre-booked tours only)
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
A figure of the god Thoth; ibis-headed, standing with left leg advanced. There is support down the back with a hole for suspension.
Provenance
Unknown; in Soane's collection by the time of the creation of the Model Room in c.1834. Soane describes the showcase containing small items MR42-MR68 in the Model Room in his 1835 Description.
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