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
	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