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Squatting Baboon
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
This squatting figure of a baboon has a loop on the back and was used as an amulet-pendant. Baboons could be representations of the god of wisdom Thoth but they appear also as animals greeting the sun god in the morning and the evening. This pendant has no moon disk and crescent on his head and what would be typical for Thoth- Baboon. Therefore, it may represent one of the solar baboons.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/23/1959 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 8/3/1998 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 15/16 x W: 7/16 x D: 1/4 in. (2.34 x 1.16 x 0.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, by 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.1545