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Source Description
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 a coffin and be placed in an animal cemetery, or could be donated to the Thoth temple. While ibis figures and mummies have been found in many places in Egypt, baboon mummies are rarer, and most of them come from Tuna el-Gebel.
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Document identity
localId
24480
label
Thoth-Ibis Figure
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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Source metadata
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24480
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Thoth-Ibis Figure
description
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 a coffin and be placed in an animal cemetery, or could be donated to the Thoth temple. While ibis figures and mummies have been found in many places in Egypt, baboon mummies are rarer, and most of them come from Tuna el-Gebel.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1909, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
7th century BCE (Late Period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
imageCount
1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.2
height
4.1
depth
7.8
dimensionsRaw
3 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 3 1/16 in. (9.21 x 4.13 x 7.78 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
25th-26th Dynasty
med
bronze, glass or stone
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2173
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1
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0
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photo
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