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Amulet of Seated Baboon Figure

Made By Egyptian
Dateno date
Mediumfaience?
DimensionsOverall: 3/4 x 5/16 x 7/16 in. (1.9 x 0.8 x 1.1 cm)
Classification(s)
  • ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Horace Mayer
Terms
  • amulet
  • religious object
  • Ape
  • baboon
Object number61.19.1.Y
Description[Baboon-sacred animal of Thoth, the spirit of dawn.-Leonore Congdon, Object Identification, 12/6/88]
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Inscribedno inscription
On View
Not on view
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