STATUETTE OF THOT-IBIS Bronze with dark patina. Height approx. 7.5 cm Egypt Ptolemaic period 332-30 BC Bronze statuette representing a crouching ibis, wearing the Atef crown which identifies him as Thoth, god of the moon, magic, wisdom and science. The long, half-open beak is slightly curved, and the circular eyes were probably inlaid with a different material, which has now disappeared. The legs are bent with finely detailed claws. The S-shaped neck merges into an elegantly curved body with cold-engraved plumage. A Ptolemaic Bronze Statuette of Thot-Ibis. 332-30 BCE. Bronze statuette depicting a crouching ibis wearing the Atef crown, identifying it as Thoth, god of the moon, magic, wisdom, and sciences. The long beak is slightly parted and curved, the circular eyes probably once contained inlays of a different material, now lost. The legs are folded with talons featuring finely detailed claws. The S-shaped neck flows into an elegantly curved body with feathers engraved in cold work.