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Baboon
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The monkey, probably a baboon is squatting with its hands on his knees. The small extension on the back of the animal was used to implement it in a grouping of figurines or in a shrine.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 1/4 x W: 13/16 x D: 1 1/8 in. (5.69 x 2.04 x 2.79 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2219