SculptureEgyptian7th-4th century BCE

Baboon

26th-30th Dynasty, c. 660-340 BCE

Description

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

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Limestone

Culture

Egyptian

Period

Late Period

Century

7th-4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

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

Provenance

Probably from the London market.

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