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| Keywords: Egyptian - Squatting Thoth Baboon - Walters 542143 - Back.jpg The main cult center of Thoth the god of wisdom was at Hermopolis in Middle Egypt The animals sacred to this god were the baboon and the ibis and a gigantic cemetery for them was established nearby in Tuna el-Gebel Small bronze figurines such as this one could surmount a coffin and be placed in an animal cemetery or could be donated to the Thoth temple While ibis figures and mummies have been found in many places in Egypt baboon mummies are rarer and most of them come from Tuna el-Gebel between 664 332 BC Late Period bronze cm 4 81 2 05 2 accession number 54 2143 38988 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Mummified The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2008-2013 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statuettes in the Walters Art Museum Squatting Thoth Baboon - Walters 542143 Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Statues of Thoth baboon Thoth amulets | ||||
