Amulet

29-85-670

From: Egypt | Mit-Rahineh

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

Object Number 29-85-670
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Egypt | Mit-Rahineh
Locus Debris of wall west of Merenptah bulding; wall fell during winter rains of 1916-17
Section Egyptian
Materials Faience
Iconography Baboon
Description

Sitting. Eating from a bunch of fruit. According to Mr. Tomilin of the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens this amulet has a baboon's head with a body like a man.

Height 0.036 m
Credit Line The Eckley B. Coxe Jr. Expedition to Mit-Rahineh (Memphis), Egypt, 1915-1920
Other Number M6703 - Field No SF

Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.