Thoth, God Of Wisdom, Learning & Scribes
Artist
Unknown
CultureEgyptian
DateLate Period, ca. 730-333 B.C.
MediumFaïence | Wood
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Base: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number77.861
Collections
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DescriptionFigurine of a naked man striding with his left leg forward, both his arms hanging along his body, and standing against a back pillar. He's wearing a long wig falling on his chest and in his back, and a broad necklace. The face of the figurine is obliterated, but the neck is that of an ibis. The lower legs are lost. On the hair on his right side is a broken fastening.Unknown
Late Dynasty 5-early Dynasty 6, reigns of Unas or Pepy I, 2375-2287 B.C.E.