Inlay depicting Thoth as the ibis with a maat feather, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Faience, H. 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); W. 1 cm (3/8 in.); L. 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.), This exquisite piece of inlay from a shrine shows Thoth, god of writing and all things intellectual, as an ibis walking atop a standard. Its beak is supported by a feather—the symbol of Maat, goddess of justice and closely associated with Thoth
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Inlay depicting Thoth, ibis, maat feather, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C, Egypt, Middle Egypt, Hermopolis, Ashmunein, Khemenu, Faience, H, 15.5 cm, 6 1/8, W, 1, 3/8, L, 15.6, exquisite, piece, inlay, shrine, Thoth, god, writing, things intellectual, ibis walking, atop, standard, beak, supported, feather— symbol, Maat, goddess, justice, closely associated
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