Baboon (Moon God Thoth)

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Author name
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Source
Sketchfab
Polygon Count
100,000
Release Date
2017-10-23
License
CC0 1.0
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Asset Overview

Faience baboon, 7th - 6th C BCE, about 16cm / 6 inches tall. From the sculpture's gallery description: "The baboon was usually associated with Thoth, one of the moon gods. This animal has a hole in the crown that once held a lunar disk sitting on top of a crescent moon, an attribute of Thoth. For a 2600-year-old artwork it is in remarkable condition, and though the animal is small in size, its posture and expression command authority." More information about the model here: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/126884/baboon-egypt