Faience Amulet Of Ibis-Headed Thoth

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Object Details

Collector

Walter J. Clark

Donor Name

Walter J. Clark

Notes

STANDING FIGURE W/ LARGE BEAK. SUPPORTED BY UPRIGHT PLANK AT BACK & FLAT, THIN RECTANGULAR BASE. BARE TORSO W/ SHORT SKIRT. FACE HAS LARGE BEAK. STANDS STRAIGHT W/ LEFT LEG EXTENDED & ARMS AT SIDES. HAS HOLE PIERCED IN PLANK RIGHT BELOW HEADDRESS.

Ibis headed god Thoth, pierced with hole for hanging.

From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Thoth amulet, 1450-940 B.C. Inventor of writing and god of wisdom, Thoth in his ibis-headed form sports a beak often compared to a scribe's pen.

Record Last Modified

6 Jul 2017

Specimen Count

Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Accession Date

15 Jul 1997

Collection Date

1955 to 1956

Accession Number

409928

USNM Number

A553326-0

Object Type

Amulet

Length - Object

4 cm

Width - Object

1.5 cm

Height - Object

1.2 cm

Place

Cairo (purchased here), Lower Egypt, Egypt, Africa

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35d201887-58a9-41bb-b646-8ee44e7268a1

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8504097