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Statue of a seated baboon, 4th century BCE

Statue of a seated baboon

4th century BCE · Statue, Baboon seated

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Statue of a seated baboon” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 134, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room134

Closed· opens tomorrow at 10:00 AM

On public display.

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In this state since
Source
The museum
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Details

Accession number
1971.51

What it shows

Baboons

In the catalog

SculptureStoneBefore 1400Late Period–Ptolemaic Period

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 134, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page
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Head Attributed to Arsinoe II, 278–270 BCE

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Face attributed to Ptolemy II Philadelphos or a contemporary, 284–246 BCE

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Miniature broad collar, 332–246 BCE

Miniature broad collar, 332–246 BCE

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On the same theme · Baboons

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Figure of a Baboon, 664–525 BCE

Figure of a Baboon, 664–525 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

Statuette depicting a worshipping baboon, ca. 1290–1224 BCE

Statuette depicting a worshipping baboon, ca. 1290–1224 BCE

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