Statuette of Seated Cynocephalus Ape (Baboon)

ca. 3100–2800 B.C.E.

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Caption

Statuette of Seated Cynocephalus Ape (Baboon), ca. 3100–2800 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4.8 x 3.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 57.165.7. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Statuette of Seated Cynocephalus Ape (Baboon)

Date

ca. 3100–2800 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 1 (probably)

Period

Early Dynastic Period

Geography

Reportedly from: Abydos, Egypt, Possible place made: el-Mahasna, Egypt

Medium

Faience

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in. (4.8 x 3.6 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

57.165.7

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