664-525 B.C. (26th Dynasty)
Bronze
Gift of Lily Place
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- In ancient Egyptian mythology, Thoth was the god of the moon, god of wisdom, the measurer of time, and the inventor of writing and
numbers. He is credited with devising the standard 365-day year.
- The rigid pose,
SYMMETRY,
and formal ATTRIBUTES
of this statuette are typical of traditional Egyptian art.
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