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Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

Thoth as Baboon

664–305 BCE

Egypt, Late period

(715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26–Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE)
pale turquoise faience
Overall: 5 x 2.4 x 2.5 cm (1 15/16 x 15/16 x 1 in.)
Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust 1914.734
Location: Not on view
  • Purchased in Egypt by Lucy Olcott Perkins through Henry W. Kent
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 530
  • {{cite web|title=Thoth as Baboon|url=false|author=|year=664–305 BCE|access-date=23 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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