Amulet in Form of Seated Monkey

ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier

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Caption

Amulet in Form of Seated Monkey, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier. Carnelian, Height: 1 1/16 in. (2.8 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, 16.580.57. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Amulet in Form of Seated Monkey

Date

ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E., or earlier

Period

New Kingdom or earlier

Medium

Carnelian

Classification

Accessory

Dimensions

Height: 1 1/16 in. (2.8 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

16.580.57

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