Art Institute of Chicago
Amulet of Thoth
Egyptian
- Date
- Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
- Medium
- Glazed steatite
- Culture
- Egypt
- Department
- Arts of Africa
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Thoth, a god of wisdom and writing, could be shown as an ape or an ibis-headed man. The disk on the ape’s head alluded to his association with the moon.
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- Object type
- AAT300209261
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