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Amulet of Thoth and Maat
UnknownNew Kingdom, 1200 BC - 400 AD
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum
Chicago, United States
This small amulet has a suspension hole for attaching or wearing. It shows an Ibis, an avatar of the god Thoth, with its beak resting on a figure of the goddess Maat, who personifies truth and righteousness. As a rebus, the amulet can be read as a text meaning "Thoth who lives on truth."
Details
- Title: Amulet of Thoth and Maat
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: New Kingdom, 1200 BC - 400 AD
- Physical Location: Chicago, IL
- Location Created: Egypt
- Physical Dimensions: H: 3.3 x L: 2.4 x W: 1.3 cm
- Provenance: Acquired as a gift from A. Maynard and Brothers, 1925
- Type: Amulet
- Rights: © ISAC Museum
- External Link: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, ISACM E12244, D. 17974
- Medium: Faience
- Photographer: Anna R. Ressman
- Photograph Registration Number: D. 17974
- Object Registration Number: ISACM E12244
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