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Figure of a baboon

Egyptian
Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty 1
2960–2770 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Abydos, Temple M 69

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height x width x depth: 9 x 2.4 x 6.5 cm (3 9/16 x 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number03.1724
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – March 31, 2027
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionFaience figure of a baboon with green glaze. It is seated. Much of the glaze is gone.
ProvenanceFrom Abydos, temple M 69. 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)