ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art
Baboon
AAT Object Form/Functiongemstone
Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodMiddle Kingdom
Date1980-1760 BCE
MediumAmethyst
Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund
Dimensions5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Object number2004.069.007
Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - Present
Published ReferencesBonhams London, Antiquities (28 October 2004), 122, lot 300.
ProvenanceSaid to be ex coll. Margaret Sefton-Jones, England. Ex private collection, acquired London art market, 1994. Purchased by Rupert Wace on behalf of the MCCM from Bonhams London, sale 11365, October 28, 2004, lot 300 (part).
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
1539-1077 BCE
1539-1077 BCE
1939-1539 BCE
1980-1760 BCE
1980-1760 BCE
943-525 BCE
722-332 BCE
722-332 BCE
1st Century BCE-2nd Century CE
722-30 BCE
