EGYPTIAN STONE BABOON-THOTH PENDANT Ca. 664 - 30 BC A seated baboon figure that is carved from smooth brown veined red stone bearing the likeness of the baboon form of Thoth. His tapered face protrudes outwards above a smooth chest and bears a veristic snout, small eyes beneath a plateaued brow, and a pair of ears perking up from beneath his lustrous mane. For similar see: Andrews C., Amulets of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1994.; British Museum Museum number EA54854; Met Museum Object Number: 89.2.223. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 24mm x 15mm; Weight: 11g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.