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Ibis-headed god, Thoth
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Bronze or cupreous alloy, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period
Rights: Public Domain
Egyptian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Helen Miller Gould 1910
Title: Ibis-headed god, Thoth
Description:
Bronze or cupreous alloy, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period.
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