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Q: Who is Thoth?

The Egyptian god of wisdom, writing, and the moon. He was the scribe of the gods and recordkeeper of the underworld. He's shown with a human body and ibis head, though he was also associated with baboons.

Q: What is faience?

A glazed ceramic made from crushed quartz. Its bright blue-green color symbolized rebirth and the waters of the Nile. Egyptian faience is not the same as European tin-glazed pottery that shares the name.

Q: Where can I see this?

Gallery 134 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It's from the Ptolemaic Period and formerly part of the Carnarvon Collection.

Ancient Egyptian The ibis-headed god Thoth strides forward in shining blue faience, perfectly preserved after over two thousand years. Thoth was the god of wisdom, creator of languages, scribe of the gods, and recordkeeper of the underworld. He was associated with two animals: the ibis and the baboon.

This figurine dates to the Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BCE) and stands 14.1 cm (5.6 inches) tall. It was formerly part of the Carnarvon Collection, the same Lord Carnarvon who funded Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.

It's in Gallery 134 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, acquired in 1926.

The Egyptian god of wisdom, writing, and the moon. He was the scribe of the gods and recordkeeper of the underworld. He's shown with a human body and ibis head, though he was also associated with baboons.

A glazed ceramic made from crushed quartz. Its bright blue-green color symbolized rebirth and the waters of the Nile. Egyptian faience is not the same as European tin-glazed pottery that shares the name.

Gallery 134 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It's from the Ptolemaic Period and formerly part of the Carnarvon Collection.

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