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Late Period
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.
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Title: Figure of a Baboon
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Date: 664–525 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Memphite Region, Memphis (Mit Rahina)
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in)
Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number: 26.7.874
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