An Egyptian Faience Baboon Holding a Tray
Sale 1188 - Antiquities & Ancient Art
May 25, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$3,150
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Lot Description
An Egyptian Faience Baboon Holding a Tray
Late Period, 25th-26th Dynasty, 664-343 B.C.
Height 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm).
Property from the Harer Family Trust Collection
Provenance:
Emile Brugsch (1842-1930), curator of the Bulaq Museum, Cairo.
Anthony J. Drexel, Jr. Collection (1864-1934), Philadelphia.
Drexel Institute Museum, Philadelphia, 1895.
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, 1916-1958. [Acc. no. 16.50]
Blumka Gallery, New York, 1958.
Superior Galleries, Beverly Hills, California, prior to 1975.
The Harer Family Trust Collection, acquired from the above, 15 March 1975.
Bonhams, London, Antiquities, 7 July 2016, Lot 115.
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