Squatting Baboon

mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)

0.5 cm 0.9 cm 0.5 cm

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In this tiny baboon made of faience, the characteristic features of the standard Egyptian representation are exaggerated. He is seated, hands drawn up on knees, and nearly enveloped by a solid mass of hair. The hair is perforated behind the ears.

Artifact

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16948
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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5
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