An Egyptian Faience Baboon Holding a Tray

Late Period, 25th-26th Dynasty, 664-343 B.C.

Height 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm).

Property from the Harer Family Trust Collection

Provenance:

Emile Brugsch (1842-1930), curator of the Bulaq Museum, Cairo.

Anthony J. Drexel, Jr. Collection (1864-1934), Philadelphia.

Drexel Institute Museum, Philadelphia, 1895.

Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, 1916-1958. [Acc. no. 16.50]

Blumka Gallery, New York, 1958.

Superior Galleries, Beverly Hills, California, prior to 1975.

The Harer Family Trust Collection, acquired from the above, 15 March 1975.

Bonhams, London, Antiquities, 7 July 2016, Lot 115.

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An Egyptian Faience Baboon Holding a Tray

Late Period, 25th-26th Dynasty, 664-343 B.C.

Height 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm).

Property from the Harer Family Trust Collection

Provenance:

Emile Brugsch (1842-1930), curator of the Bulaq Museum, Cairo.

Anthony J. Drexel, Jr. Collection (1864-1934), Philadelphia.

Drexel Institute Museum, Philadelphia, 1895.

Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, 1916-1958. [Acc. no. 16.50]

Blumka Gallery, New York, 1958.

Superior Galleries, Beverly Hills, California, prior to 1975.

The Harer Family Trust Collection, acquired from the above, 15 March 1975.

Bonhams, London, Antiquities, 7 July 2016, Lot 115.

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