Statue
This object is On Display
| Object Number: | E14366 |
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| Current Location: |
Egypt (Mummies Gallery) Currently On Display |
| Provenience: | Egypt |
| Period: | New Kingdom |
| Date Made: | ca. 1180 BCE |
| Early Date: | -1230 |
| Late Date: | -1130 |
| Section: | Egyptian |
| Materials: | Basalt |
| Iconography: | Cynocephalos |
| Credit Line: | Gift of D. G. Kelekian, 1928 |
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.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1983 - 1991) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1996 - 2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (1991 - 1996) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Upper Egyptian Gallery (2006) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Horne, Lee C. 1985. Introduction to the Collections of The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 25 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Ranke, Hermann. 1950. "A Guide to the Egyptian Collections". The University Museum Bulletin. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 15. no. 2-3. pg. 21-109 Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 41 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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