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Statue of Thoth

Statue of Thoth

 
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Object Name: 
Statue of Thoth
Department
Ancient
Category
Origins of Glassmaking
Place Made: 
Egypt
Date: 
1560-1306 BC
Color
greenish-blue
Technique
cast and glazed
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 8.9 cm, W: 2.6 cm
Accession Number: 
63.1.16
Location: 
On Display
Description
Greenish-blue faience, extremely bubbly surface; cast and glazed. Figure of the god Thoth, elaborate wig joins ibis head to male body, small vertical loops on either side of wig have holes for suspension or attachment of decoration, rather supple body, arms extend down with hands extended perpendicular to side, lower portion of legs and support missing, back pillar undecorated.
Provenance
Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, New York), Source to 1963

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Exhibitions

The Book and the Spade
Venue(s)
University of Wisconsin-Madison 1975 through 1975
Publications
1
Animals in Glass
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2004-11-18 through 2005-04-24
Corning Incorporated Gallery 2007-03-19 through 2007-08-25
 
Carder and Revivalism
Venue(s)
Rockwell Museum 1985-05-09 through 1985-11-01

Publications

Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1979) pp. 276-277, #829; BIB# 29547
The Book and the Spade : v. 3: Final Report (1975) p. 38, #185, not ill.; BIB# 19420

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