Statue
E14366
From: Egypt
Curatorial Section: Egyptian
| Object Number | E14366 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Egypt |
| Period | New Kingdom |
| Date Made | ca. 1180 BCE |
| Section | Egyptian |
| Materials | Basalt |
| Iconography | Cynocephalos |
| Description | Statue of a cynocephalos. The baboon was the sacred animal of Thoth, the Moon god and the god of wisdom. The statue’s hands were originally raised in adoration of the sun. The pectoral around the animal’s neck is inscribed with the name of Ramses III. Probably from the Reign of Ramses III. |
| Credit Line | Gift of D. G. Kelekian, 1928 |
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