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c. 3150 BC - c. 2890 BC (made)
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Small animal figurines are some of the earliest glazed composition pieces known from Egypt. Many were deposited at the temple of Abydos, as votive objects. In later times, the baboon was the associated animal of the god Thoth; it is possible that early figurines such as these also reference such a connection.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed composition |
| Brief description | Baboon figurine, blue-green glazed composition, Abydos, Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, Dynasty One |
| Physical description | Blue-green glazed composition figurine of a baboon, seated on its hind quarters. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Egypt Exploration Fund |
| Object history | Found at the Osiris temple of Abydos, 1902-3 excavation season. |
| Summary | Small animal figurines are some of the earliest glazed composition pieces known from Egypt. Many were deposited at the temple of Abydos, as votive objects. In later times, the baboon was the associated animal of the god Thoth; it is possible that early figurines such as these also reference such a connection. |
| Bibliographic reference | W. M. F. Petrie, Abydos II (London: Bernard Quaritch, 1903): 25, Pl. 6 |
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| Accession number | 1308A-1903 |
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| Record created | June 19, 2018 |
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