EGYPT
Baboon amulet
Late Period, Dynasties XXVII–XXX 525 BCE-343 BCE

Medium
faience

Measurements
3.3 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr P. Chaldjian, 1996

Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts - Great Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Egypt

Accession Number
1996.464

Department
Antiquities

Physical description
Figure of a seated baboon wearing a crescent moon and solar disc on its head and pierced below the disc for suspension.