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Wonderful Things Art
Authentic Reproductions of Ancient Egyptian Art by Natalie Watson
Khepri and Thoth
Reproduction of a relief panel dating to 400–200 BC.
It depicts two baboons offering Wadjet eyes to the god Khepri, the newborn sun represented by a beetle. In his front legs, Khepri holds a disk with a star, which is the sign for the Duat or Underworld, and beneath him, there is a sun with rays. The baboons are similar to the baboons often shown heralding the sunrise by dancing and screeching, but here they are associated with the god Thoth by the Wadjet (eye) signs they hold.
Reproduction Details
Object Type
Date
Findspot
Current Location
People Depicted
Deities Depicted
Art Ref
Wall Relief
Dynasty 30
Unprovenanced
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Khepri
DP041
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