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Collections

Seated BaboonNew Kingdom (1550-1070 BCE)

Not on view
Small Egyptian stone sculpture of a seated baboon wearing a striped nemes headdress and carved pectoral collar, mounted on a green marble pedestal
Title
Seated Baboon
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
New Kingdom (1550-1070 BCE)
Medium
Steatite
Dimensions
2 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 1 3/4 in. (6.99 × 5.56 4.45 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.47
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art
Provenance
[Michel E. Abemayor (1912–1975), Gallery, New York]. Hans Cohn (1903–1994), Los Angeles, in 1967, gift 1992 to; LACMA.
Selected Bibliography
  • Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.