Thoth-Ibis Figure
The main cult center of Thoth, the god of wisdom, was at Hermopolis in Middle Egypt. The animals sacred to this god were the baboon and the ibis, and a gigantic cemetery for them was established nearby in Tuna el-Gebel. Small bronze figurines, such as this one, could surmount...
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24480
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normalized
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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1
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import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_54.2152_Lft_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_54.2152_Lft_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_54.2152_Lft_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2152 |
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