"TheOrigins has helped people add unique cultural art to their homes and offices since 1998. With art inspired from temples, tombs, pyramids, ancient cities, archaeological digs, and medieval castles, theOrigins has helped create a unique atmosphere to many homes and offices...."
This company gives you the opportunity to dress up your work space with reproductions of Ancient Egyptian statues and plaques, Celtic jewelery, and computer equipment.
(from theOrigns, used without permission.)
A little weird, and quite cool.
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Here's what The Origins has to say:
"Thoth Relief
AT-E-108
Size: 38"H x 22"W
Materials: Casting stone with fiberglass reinforcement with antique finish and color detail
PRICE: $699.00
Shipping: $59.00
Originally named Tehuti by the Egyptians, Thoth was given his better known name by the Greeks. They linked him with their god Hermes, and like Hermes, he was considered to be the god of wisdom, writing and invention. He was also the messenger and spokesman of the gods and finally the lord of the moon. He is represented as a man with the head of an ibis, which is often crowned by the crescent moon supporting the full moon disk. He often holds a writing palette. The baboon is also sacred to him, for in Hermopolis, he merged with the local baboon god Hedj-wer. Thoth invented the arts and sciences, music, and magic, and was the god of learning, but above all, he was famed for being the creator of hieroglyphs, and was known as “the lord of holy words'. As the god who invented writing, he was the protector of scribes. Thoth was occasionally described as the tongue or heart of Ra. As the god of magic, he was called 'the elder'."
Obviously the original didn't use fiberglass. ;)
You'll find that on The Origins' website, under 'Egyptian.'