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Source Description
This baboon is shown squatting on a base with his forepaws on his knees. A crescent and moon disc surmount his head. The eyes are inlaid with gold and details of the hair are carefully rendered.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
5642
label
Monkey or Baboon
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
5642
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Monkey or Baboon
description
This baboon is shown squatting on a base with his forepaws on his knees. A crescent and moon disc surmount his head. The eyes are inlaid with gold and details of the hair are carefully rendered.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Mit Rahina]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
mid 8th-late 1st century BCE (Late Period-Ptolemaic)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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statuettes (statues)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
bronze with gold inlaid eyes
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6182
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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