baboon

SCULPTURE IN THE ROUND:  FIGURINE/STATUETTE:  ANIMAL/HYBRID FIGURINE
 FAIENCE
The squatting baboon was regarded by the Egyptians as a sun worshipper because the herd always greets the beginning of the day with loud cries. The ape is also the symbol and incarnation of the god Thoth, the god of wisdom and science. In this capacity he was the patron god of officials and scribes.
This is the small figure of an squatting male baboon. The animal is finely modelled and is sitting on a low base.


KUNSTHISTORISCHES MUSEUM [09/001]

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