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Amulet of a baboon

Egyptian

Medium/Technique Faience
Dimensions Height x width: 2.5 x 1.1 cm (1 x 7/16 in.)
Credit Line Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.2594
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ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionAmulets of squatting baboons were associated with Thoth, the patron deity of scribes. Baboons were also associated with the sun and moon.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession Date: June 28, 1872)