The Sacred Ibis – Item # IB-20

Description

Hand Made in Egypt

 Made of Heavy Duty Resin with Gold Leaf

 Length: 20 cm. or 8 inch

 Width5.5 cm. or 2.1 inch

  once lived in Egypt and is depicted in many ancient

 Egyptian wall murals and sculptures. It is also found as

 mummified specimens at many burial sites and played a

significant religious role, in particular during the Late

 and Ptolemaic periods. The ibis represented the god

 Thoth, god of wisdom, knowledge and writing, and was

 considered the herald of the flood. It was of practical

 use to villagers as it helped to rid fish ponds of water

 snails that contained dangerous liver parasites.

 However, it is now extinct throughout Egypt because of

 gradual aridification through swamp drainage and land

 reclamation