Faience amulet of baboon
Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: G 7330-7340, G 7430-7440, G 7100 SW I (G 7100 SW 1), street G 7300, street G 7400, G 7520, G 7100 SW V (G 7100 SW 5), G 7169
Crudely made faience [amulet] of dog-headed [(cynocephalic) baboon]; bright blue glaze.
Illustration: Yes.
Illustration scale: 1:1
Details
- ID
- HUMFA_27-2-285
- Alternate IDs
- 27-2-285; HUMFA_27-2-285
- Department
- Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Classification
- Jewelry & adornment-Beads
- Entry Date
- 02/17/1927
- Title
- Faience amulet of baboon
- Medium
- Faience
- Credit Line
- Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
- Provenance
- Pit G 7520 A, debris of pit itself
- Problems/Questions
- MFA accession number verified