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Ointment jar in the shape of a baboon

Unknown Artist

ca. 1800–1550 B.C.

Ointment jar in the shape of a baboon by Unknown Artist

Medium

Anhydrite

Dimensions

H. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); W. 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.); D. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.)

Classification

Ointment jar, baboon

Period

Middle Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1910

Accession Number

10.176.54a, b

Tags

Baboons

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