Baboon (Forgery)
Unidentified Ancient Egyptian maker
collected 1890s
Pottery
Overall: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dr. Howard A. Pearson, Class of 1951
S.956.40.4
Geography
Place Made: Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa
Period
19th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Ancient Egypt
Africa
Not on view
Inscriptions
Text: inscription incorrect
Course History
REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Spring 2015
REL 55, Ancient Egyptian Religion, Susan Ackerman, Spring 2015
Provenance
Collected by William Diamond, 1890's; passed down in the family to Anne S. Pearson; to her husband, Dr. Howard A. Pearson, Orange, Connecticut; given to present collection, 1956.
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