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Statuette of a baboon

2960–2649 B.C.
FindspotHierakonpolis, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueFaience, pale blue-green glaze
DimensionsHeight: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.)
Credit LineEgyptian Research Account by subscription
Accession number98.1009
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ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceFrom Hierakonpolis, Main Deposit. 1898: Excavated by J. E. Quibell for the Egyptian Research Account, given to the MFA by the Egyptian Research Account.
(Accession date: November 1, 1898)