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Striding Thoth

Period:
Macedonian-Ptolemaic Period
Date:
332–30 B.C.
Geography:
Country of Origin Egypt
Medium:
Blue faience
Dimensions:
H. 14 cm (5 1/2 in)
Credit Line:
Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number:
26.7.860

This artwork is part of Haremhab: The General Who Became King

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 134

  • Description

    Thoth, the god of writing, accounting and all things intellectual, was associated with two animals: the ibis and the baboon. His images either show him represented by these animals or they combine a human body with an ibis head as in this piece of shiny blue faience.

  • Provenance

    Formerly Carnarvon Collection, purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art from Almina, Countess of Carnarvon, 1926. Previously purchased by Lord Carnarvon at the Macgregor sale, Sotheby's London, 1922.

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