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 viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Giza. May 1929: excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
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
185–50 B.C.
690–653 B.C.
593–510 B.C.