Baboon
500-400 BC
The baboon, like the ibis, was revered as the embodiment of the god Thoth, patron deity of scribes. When the deceased’s soul was weighed on judgment day he recorded the results. In the Late Period, sacred baboons were worshipped especially at Hermopolis-Magna in Middle Egypt.
The baboon, like the ibis, was revered as the embodiment of the god Thoth, patron deity of scribes. When the deceased’s soul was weighed on judgment day he recorded the results. In the Late Period, sacred baboons were worshipped especially at Hermopolis-Magna in Middle Egypt.
Time:
500-400 BC
Object Name
Statue
Culture
Ägyptisch
Location of discovery:
Fundort unbekannt
Material/technology:
Siltstone
Dimensions:
Statue: H 30,5 cm, B 15,5 cm, T 18 cm
Gesamtmaße (inkl. Sockel): H 37,5 cm, B 16 cm, T 20,5 cm G 15 kg
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung
Invs.
Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 8180
Provenance
Old holding, inventoried in 1934
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