Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Inlay depicting Thoth as the ibis with a Maat feather
Description
Faience
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A faience figurine depicting an ibis perched on a standard.
The artifact is a faience figurine showcasing an ibis, a bird sacred to the god Thoth, perched on an emblematic standard. The style is typical of Egyptian faience work with detailed craftsmanship highlighting the contours and features of the ibis. The coloration is characteristic of glazed faience, displaying hues of light blue and green, with intricate details on the bird's features and the symbolic object beneath it.
religious
Ptolemaic
excellent
Deities
Thoth
Materials
faience
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116251821 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.7.992 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 544093 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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