Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom Wood Egyptian Hardwood Ibis Head

Culture Egypt, Late Dynastic Material Hardwood Dimensions H 8.4 cm · D 10 cm Condition Fragment — beak and head carved in two joined sections Provenance Ex. private collection, UK; probably acquired on the UK art market during the 1990s. Description The ibis was a sacred bird associated with Thoth — the deity of wisdom, knowledge, writing and the moon — who was often depicted with an ibis head. Votive sculptures were produced in wood, bronze and alabaster. After death, sacred ibises were mummified and buried in vast necropolises such as Saqqara, in numbers surpassing one million.

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