Amulet of a baboon

664–525 B.C.

FindspotGiza, Egypt

Medium/TechniqueBlack serpentine

DimensionsHeight: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)

Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition

Accession number29.1536

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Not on view

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

Collections

ProvenanceFrom Giza. May 1929: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.

2061–1640 B.C.

1479–1070 B.C.

1550–1070 B.C.

1550–1070 B.C.

3100–2900 B.C.

760–332 B.C.

Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.

Naqada II (Gerzean) 3650–3300 B.C.

404–396 B.C.

664–525 B.C

664–525 B.C

A.D. 30–175