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Thoth, Moon-God Of Scribes And Knowledge, statuette of Thoth

 


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Title statuette of Thoth
Collection Artworld: Oriental Museum
Artist Thoth, Moon-God Of Scribes And Knowledge
Date 664 - 332 BCE
Description Turquoise and brown mottled faience amuletic statuette of the ibis-headed god Thoth.
Thoth wears a tripartite wig, wesekh collar and pleated shendyt kilt and stands with his arms held by his sides, hands clenched and left leg forward. The statuette has an uninscribed back pillar. The feet are missing.
Cultural Context Egyptian
Id Number Former Accession 16673
Location Creation Site Misr
Location Current Repository The Oriental Museum
Subject sculpture in the round, statuette, god, animal, technology
Measurements 2.7 x 10.7 x 2.9 cm
Relation References Hart, G. 1986. A Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses. London New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, p. 214-218.
Rights Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, 2002. All Rights reserved
Rights Owner OM
Style Period Late Period
Work Type statuette
 
 

 

 

 

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