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Turquoise faience figure of a baboon. Late 18th-20th dynasty, c. 1390-1075 B.C. | Sotheby's Egypt Museum, Ancient Egyptian Artifacts, Egyptian Artifacts, Egyptian Culture, Ancient Sculpture, Egyptian History, Ancient Egyptian Art, Baboon, Egyptian Gods

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A baboon, identified with the ancient Egyptian god Thoth, holding an Eye of Horus symbol. (Walters Museum) Thoth Baboon, Egyptian Elements, Ancient Egyptian Deities, Egypt Museum, Late Period, Egyptian Deity, Egyptian Artifacts, Ancient Egyptian Gods, Ancient Egypt Art

The patron of scribes and deity of wisdom, Thoth was associated with the sun and the moon, traditionally the two "eyes" of the celestial-god Horus. The baboon, identified with Thoth, here holds a sacred Wedjat-eye, the so-called Eye of Horus, which symbolizes legitimate kingship, the structured universe, and life. This carefully formed baboon holds the eye in front of his chest with his left hand below and the right above.

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