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Seated ape

664–525 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueFaience
DimensionsHeight: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1611
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceSaid to be from Karnak. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe for £1. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession date: January 1, 1903)
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