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Amulet of a baboon

Egyptian
New Kingdom (?)
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, S 563, 2E

Medium/Technique Steatite
Dimensions Overall: 4.1cm (1 5/8in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.904a
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentAmulets

DescriptionSteatite. Seated monkey, elbows on knees, hands to face. Back of head missing.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S563, 2E. March 15, 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.