Seated Monkey as Amulet

30–395 C.E.

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Caption

Seated Monkey as Amulet, 30–395 C.E.. Faience, 1 5/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (3.4 × 1.4 × 1.5 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, 16.580.43.

Title

Seated Monkey as Amulet

Date

30–395 C.E.

Period

Roman Period (possibly)

Geography

Place made: Egypt

Medium

Faience

Classification

Accessory

Dimensions

1 5/16 × 9/16 × 9/16 in. (3.4 × 1.4 × 1.5 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

16.580.43

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