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Figure of Monkey Seated on Ovoid Base
Unknownca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Blue glazed figure of monkey seated on ovoid base. Body in the round, head at right angles to shoulders, ears pierced, hands extended grasping unidentified object supported by one foot and resting on base. Condition: Intact. Glaze slightly worn on front of body.
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Details
- Title: Figure of Monkey Seated on Ovoid Base
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3524/Figure_of_Monkey_Seated_on_Ovoid_Base
- Medium: Faience, glazed
- Reportedly from: El Amarna, Egypt
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty
- Dimensions: 2 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 9/16 in. (5.4 x 2.8 x 4 cm)
- Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession number: 48.181
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