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Ibis, Incarnation of the God Thoth
Ibis, Incarnation of the God Thoth

Ibis, Incarnation of the God Thoth

Date6th - 3rd century B.C.
Object number65.141
Provenance(Possibly from Tuna le- Gebel); Collection of J. J. Klejman; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roland Smith; gift from Mr. and Mrs. Smith to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, September 25, 1966
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Images of Immortality, December 2, 1988 - December 2, 1988Published ReferencesTeeter, Emily, Egyptian Art in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1988, no. 10, pp. 18-19
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Roland Smith
Dimensions9 1/4 x 3 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (23.5 x 8 x 27cm)
MediumBronze and stone
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