AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE BUST OF A BABOON Late Period, Circa 664 - 332 B.C. Depicted in a squatting position, baboon is seated with the lower part of the body missing, the forepaws emerge from the fur cape to rest on the bent knees of the hind legs, a bronze tang at the top of the head for the attachment of a crown, possibly cow's horn and sun disc, with remains of the original bronze insert apparent, Possibly a representation of the god Thoth, 6cm high,  Provenance: UK private collection, Footnotes: The god Thoth was a deity with many roles in Egyptian mythology, he was thought of as a mediator in disputes and was also the scribe to the gods and he was associated with the invention of the sciences, philosophy and magic.