Amethyst gem: Ibis-headed Thoth

PP-ID:

PP-2351

Classification:

gem, non-specified

Collection ID:

US-Malibu-Getty_83.AN.437.55

Collection:

Malibu, The J. Paul Getty Museum

Collection Inventory:

83.AN.437.55

Reference Numbers:

Michel, DMG, no. 27.4.a_3; CBd, no. 2351

Former Collections:

Art market (Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel); Kagan, Jonathan H. (New York); Mezzacappa, Damon (1936–2015, New York)

Material:

amethyst (purple)

Dimensions:

13.5 × 10.2 × 4.5 mm

Iconography:

Thoth; usekh collar; kilt; ankh sign; was scepter

Amethyst gem; upright oval, side A slightly convex. (Shape 6). Intact.

Side A: Ibis-headed figure (Thoth) standing to left, wearing a kilt and a broad collar (usekh). The god is holding a was-scepter in the right hand and the hieroglyph ankh in the left hand.
Side B: Plain.

J. Spier
w/ Phoinix-team

Selected bibliography
• Spier, Getty >>, 110, no. 278.
• Michel, DMG >>, 27.4.a_3.
• Münzen und Medaillen Liste 379 >>, no. 88.

Further resources on PP-2351
• The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection Online

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Notes Side A of PP-2351