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Source Description
This schist ape has inlayed glass eyes and a hole in its head for the insertion of a plume (?). The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7299
label
Baboon
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7299
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Baboon
description
This schist ape has inlayed glass eyes and a hole in its head for the insertion of a plume (?). The authenticity of this piece has been questioned.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
n.d.
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
figurines
statuettes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 5 9/16 in. (14.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
med
schist, glass
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
c650df867a3596c4