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| Keywords: Egyptian - Scarab with Two Different Images of Thoth - Walters 42394 - Back.jpg This steatite scarab has a flat underside with a horizontally arranged design of two different images of a god Thoth The first figure has a human body and ibis head and the second is baboon-shaped with hands on the knees and tail raised in back The top design is detailed The piece is poorly made and the workmanship is rough The piece functioned as an individualized provider amulet and was originally mounted or threaded The amulet should secure the support of Thoth It is possible that it had a funerary function and that Thoth is depicted in two moon god manifestations although no moon disk is depicted above the head of one of the figures In this case the piece would stand for renewal The combination of two different representations of Thoth is uncommon between 646 342 BC Late Period black steatite cm 0 7 1 2 1 7 accession number 42 394 5495 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian scarabs in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
