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Amulet, Isis head
Amulet of Ptah-Sokar
Amulet of Shu
Amulet, heart
Amulet of crown
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Thoth, the god of writing, accounting and all things intellectual, was associated with two animals: the ibis and the baboon. His images either show him represented by these animals or they combine a human body with an ibis head. here the god appears as a baboon.
Formerly Carnarvon Collection, purchased in Cairo before 1923. Carnarvon Collection purchased by the Museum from Lady Carnarvon, 1926.
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