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| Keywords: Egyptian - Standing Ibis Headed God - Walters 571423 - Left.jpg Thoth the god of wisdom and patron deity of scribes was often shown with a human body and an ibis head Here he wears a shendit a long wig and the moon-disk and crescent as a crown on his head His left foot is missing Silver figures such as this were precious and used by the elite between 1070 730 BC Third Intermediate silver cast cm 7 1 1 7 2 3 accession number 57 1423 33154 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown found at Pyramids Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1909 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian statues in the Walters Art Museum Statues of Thoth ibis Statues of the Egyptian third intermediate period | ||||
