ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Baboon Scaraboid

AAT Object Form/Functionscaraboids

AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)

AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodNew Kingdom

Date1539-1077 BCE

MediumGlazed steatite

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Astrop

Dimensions11/16 x 9/16 in. (1.7 x 1.4 cm)

Object number2005.001.002

Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - Present
Published ReferencesChristie's New York, Ancient Jewelry (Thursday 9 December 2004), 32, number 58.

ProvenanceEx coll. William Ward, 1960s. Ex coll. D. Corsett, Arizona, 1996. Ex private collection, United States. Purchased by MCCM from Christie's New York, December 9, 2004, lot 58.

Status

On view

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