M0007478: Plaster cast of Thoth

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Cast of Thoth, Egyptian Deity of Medicine

Photograph of a plaster cast statue depicting Thoth, an Egyptian deity of wisdom, on a plinth as displayed in the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. The statue was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (R46/1935) but is not held by Wellcome Collection. Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 30th November 1936 (PHO 9027).

6 September 1940

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:R46/1935. Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for another photograp

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.