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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
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza. May 1929: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
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