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Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
Baboon Figure
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.

Baboon Figure

Artist Unknown
CultureEgyptian
DateLate Period, 730-333 B.C. / Modern
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/4 x 1 in. (7 x 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.2217.16
Not on view
DescriptionSeated figure of a baboon, with scales or feathers-like pattern on his body (probably to imitate his fur). He is crouching on a base decorated with checks.

Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
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Late Period, Dynasty 26, 664-525 B.C.E.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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No Date
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
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Roman Period, 30 B.C.E.-395 C.E.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
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Roman Period, 30 B.C.-395 A.D.
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
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Roman Period, 30 B.C.-395 A.D.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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Ptolemaic Period, 332 - 30 B.C.E.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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Late Period, 664-332 B.C.E.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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No Date
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
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ca. 736-333 B.C.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, 1075-945 B.C.E.