An Egyptian Faience Baboon with Musical Instrument
Sale 910 - Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Nov 18, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$1,125
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Lot Description
An Egyptian Faience Baboon with Musical Instrument
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C.
Height 2 1/4 inches (5 cm).
Property from a Midwest Private Collection
Provenance:
Collection of Mr. Richard James, Collingswood, New Jersey, acquired in the late 1960s - early 1970s.
Private Collection, New York, prior to 2005.
Condition Report
Intact as preserved. Typical surface wear overall with incrustations, chipping, and pitting. The backside has heavier weathering with surface loss and a gash near the back haunches/buttocks. Minor gash to the front of the proper right leg. Two twin holes are drilled on either side of the neck through the head to be worn as an amulet; most likely during antiquity as there is sediment inside. Mounted on a modern wooden base/stand by adhesive and appears to be permanently affixed. Height with stand 4 1/2 inches.
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