Handle of Instrument with Monkey Statuette

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1920.44.285
Title: Handle of Instrument with Monkey Statuette
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: statuette, sculpture
Date: Unidentified century
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Egypt (Ancient)
Period: Modern
Culture: Unidentified culture
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/304060

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Bronze
Technique: Cast
Dimensions: 9.2 x 2.3 cm (3 5/8 x 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920.

Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Year: 1920
Object Number: 1920.44.285
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Statuette of a monkey (or, less likely, a baboon) mounted on a small handle for some sort of implement, perhaps a blade or cosmetic applicator. The monkey stands with knees bent. His left arm is against his body, holding the strap of a bag on his back. In his right arm, which hangs by his side, he holds a situla or bucket. The base of the handle curves upwards in two volutes.

Verification Level

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