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Source Description
The Ibis was the sacred bird of Thoth, patron deity of scribes and writing and god of wisdom. Thoth recorded the results of the judgment of the deceased in the underworld in a ceremony called the "weighing of the heart." Wearing the amulet placed the deceased under the protection of the god. This amulet displays a recumbent Ibis on a base with a loop on the back, directly behind its head.
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Document identity
localId
26193
label
Thoth-Ibis
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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4
Source metadata
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26193
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Thoth-Ibis
description
The Ibis was the sacred bird of Thoth, patron deity of scribes and writing and god of wisdom. Thoth recorded the results of the judgment of the deceased in the underworld in a ceremony called the "weighing of the heart." Wearing the amulet placed the deceased under the protection of the god. This amulet displays a recumbent Ibis on a base with a loop on the back, directly behind its head.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 320-250 BCE (early Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
amulets
pendants, amulet-pendants
imageCount
4
pageCount
4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.5
height
0.7
depth
3.4
dimensionsRaw
H: 15/16 x W: 1/4 x D: 1 5/16 in. (2.45 x 0.65 x 3.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
early Ptolemaic Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with blue and green glaze
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6182
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EGY
JWL
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none
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