AN EGYPTIAN ROSSO ANTICO BABOON
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AN EGYPTIAN ROSSO ANTICO BABOON

ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

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AN EGYPTIAN ROSSO ANTICO BABOON
Roman Period, Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Depicted seated on its haunches on an integral base, the fore-paws resting on the knees, the tail drawn around the body to the right, with almond-shaped lidded eyes under thick brows, the pupils drilled, its genitalia prominent
9¼ in. (23.5 cm) high
Provenance
Christian Mionet, Paris, 1990

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For a similar example see p. 222 in Baines and Malek, Atlas of Ancient Egypt.

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