Sujet
Faience figure of a seated baboon
Légende
Faience figure of a seated baboon, Baboons were often kept in temples. They were usually associated with the god Thoth and the ceremony of judgement in which the soul of the dead was weighed before the gods. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. Middle Kingdom, c 1850 BC.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/Sold at Christie's, London
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A19_169
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
28,8Mo (1,9Mo) / 24,1cm x 30,0cm / 2842 x 3543 (300dpi)