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Figure of a Baboon, 664–525 BCE

Figure of a Baboon

664–525 BCE · Amulet, baboon

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Figure of a Baboon” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 127, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room127

Closed· opens at 10:00 AM

On public display.

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Details

Accession number
26.7.874

What it shows

Baboons

In the catalog

SculptureTerracotta and ceramicsBefore 1400Late Period, Saite Period

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 127, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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On the same theme · Baboons

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Figure of baboon on a basket and with a pillar, the shebet offering, 664–30 BCE

Figure of baboon on a basket and with a pillar, the shebet offering, 664–30 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Figure of baboon on a basket and with a pillar (<em>shebet</em> offering), 664–332 BCE

Figure of baboon on a basket and with a pillar (<em>shebet</em> offering), 664–332 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Baboon and man, ca. 2051–2000 B.C.

Baboon and man, ca. 2051–2000 B.C.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Figure of baboon on a basket and with a pillar, the shebet offering, 664–332 BCE

Figure of baboon on a basket and with a pillar, the shebet offering, 664–332 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hybrid protective figure incorporating parts of a baboon and a bird, 664–332 BCE

Hybrid protective figure incorporating parts of a baboon and a bird, 664–332 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Statue of a scribe with a baboon, ca. 1300–1080 BCE

Statue of a scribe with a baboon, ca. 1300–1080 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Statue of a seated baboon, 4th century BCE

Statue of a seated baboon, 4th century BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art