Object Details
- Collector
- Walter J. Clark
- Donor Name
- Walter J. Clark
- 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
- 1
- 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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- Anthropology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Topic
- Archaeology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8504097
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35d201887-58a9-41bb-b646-8ee44e7268a1
