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Seated baboon
Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1
2960–2770 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abydos, Temple
Medium/Technique
Ivory
Dimensions
Height: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number03.1808
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionSurface rough and deeply cracked and blackened. Parts missing.
ProvenanceFrom Abydos, temple. 1903: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund.
(Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
(Accession Date: January 1, 1903)