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Roman Period
Thoth appears three times, from left to right: assimilated with the moon god Khonsu-Harpokrates, in baboon form, and as an ibis-headed crowned figure. The last wears an elaborate mythological kilt like those seen on representations of Roman Period pharaohs at Dendara. Three small panels on the kilt illustrate, from top: a griffin-type form that presumably represents the god Nemesis, an eagle(?), and a seated baboon.
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Title: Two-sided stela of pluriform Thoth
Period: Roman Period
Date: A.D. 1st–2nd century, probably
Geography: From Egypt
Medium: limestone
Dimensions: 6 1/2 x 5 9/16 x 1 3/16 in. (16.5 x 14.2 x 3 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1955
Accession Number: 55.143
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