Baboon Statue



Accession Number
EA61440

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Description

A wooden amuletic figure of a squatting baboon with a suspension ring at the back. On long-term loan at the Egypt Centre from the British Museum, who acquired it in 1838 from Harry Osborn Cureton, since 2005.

Bibliography

Andrews, Carol 1994. Amulets of ancient Egypt. London: The British Museum Press. Goodridge, Wendy and Stuart Williams 2005. Offerings from the British Museum. Swansea: The Egypt Centre. [p. 15]


Last modified: 08 Dec 2023

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