Standing Thoth with Ibis Head

Description The Egyptians depicted Thoth, the god of wisdom and writing, as an ibis (a wading bird), a man with an ibis head, or a baboon. Thoth amulets primarily protected officials and the deceased in the underworld. This was probably made during the 30th Dynasty.

Conservation

Examined and cleaned for loan.

Date	Description	Narrative
12/31/1969	Treatment	Examined, cleaned
7/27/1959	Treatment	cleaned
8/20/1998	Examination	examined for condition
4/10/2003	Treatment	stabilized; loss compensation; cleaned; other
7/01/2003	Treatment	other

Exhibitions

• Faience: The Colors of the Heavens. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2003-2004.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters