Late Period, Ca. 664-332 BC Very finely carved, worked out of polished granite, this statuette represents a squatting hamadryas baboon, one of the forms of Thoth (the god of the moon) standing also as the god of knowledge and writing. Thoth is depicted with a long snout, strong, eternal eyes, and front paws resting comfortably on his knees. On the reverse, the tail emerges from underneath the buttock.For similar see:National Museums Liverpool: Accession Number: 59.148.57. Size: L:123mm / W:67mm ; With Stand: 482.38g Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s.