An Egyptian Faience Baboon Amulet, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 900 - 700 BCE Paintings Carved from gray volcanic stone

Carved from gray volcanic stone and covered in red cinnabar

a material prized in ancient Egypt for its translucency and purity

and the bright plumage of the parrot made it particularly valuable

Alice Springs1993 CINAFE (Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition)

An Egyptian Faience Baboon Amulet, Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, ca. 900 - 700 BCE Paintings Carved from gray volcanic stoneRepresenting the god Thoth, of brilliant turquoise blue glaze, the god of writing and medicine portrayed single sided and in right profile, the body well modeled, his cape like mass of fur incised, his forepaws resting on his knees, the face with well defined eyes, and upturned nostrils, the top of his head with moon and crescent headdress, the tail curled around his proper right leg, seated on an integral oval base, a double attachment loop at the