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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2002.60.4
Title
Baboon
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
26th-30th Dynasty, c. 660-340 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period
Late Period
Culture
Egyptian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/148027

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
8.1 x 5 x 5.2 cm (3 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Probably from the London market.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of W.C. Burriss Young
Accession Year
2002
Object Number
2002.60.4
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Upper part of a faience statuette of a standing baboon holding an object in both hands which has been broken away.

Verification Level

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