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| Keywords: Egyptian - Thoth-Ibis Figure - Walters 542152 - Left.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 century 7 BC Late Period bronze glass or stone cm 9 21 4 13 7 78 accession number 54 2152 24480 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase 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 Statues of Thoth ibis Works of the Egyptian late period | ||||
