Figure of a Monkey Playing a Harp

ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.

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Caption

Figure of a Monkey Playing a Harp, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 2 13/16 × 1/2 × 1 11/16 in. (7.2 × 1.3 × 4.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.82. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Figure of a Monkey Playing a Harp

Date

ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.

Dynasty

late Dynasty 18

Period

New Kingdom, Amarna Period

Geography

Possible place made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt

Medium

Limestone, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

2 13/16 × 1/2 × 1 11/16 in. (7.2 × 1.3 × 4.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.82

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