Ibis with Priest
Artist
Ancient Egyptian
Date664–30 BCE
Mediumbronze
Dimensions14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase from Spink & Son, Inc; from the Mrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection
Terms
Object number1947.8
DescriptionLate period or PtolemaicLabel TextBronze votives in the form of figurines of gods, men, and animals were popular temple gifts in the First Millennium Egypt. This example depicts a priest standing before an ibis, sacred bird of Thoth. The priest has a shaven head and wears a long robe. This bronze may have been offered in the temple of Thoth at Hemopolis or one of the numerous sites sacred to this god. The cult of Thoth, god of learning, wisdom, medicine, and writing was popular in pharaonic Eygpt. The wooden base is original.
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