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Amulet of a baboon
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom
Medium/Technique
Carnelian
Dimensions
Overall: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number13.3685
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis amulet represents a baboon. Amulets of baboons were associated with Thoth, the patron deity of scribes. Baboons were also associated with the sun and moon. This amulet belongs with the beads numbered 13.3542.
ProvenanceFrom Sheikh Farag. S. F.7. Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.