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Artist/Maker
Date525-332 BCE
place excavatedNorth Saqqara, Egypt
MediumBronze with reddish-brown patina
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 × 2 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (11.1 × 6.4 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Egyptian Exploration Society (1975 Division), London
Object number1977.97
Status
On view
ProvenanceExcavated 1970/1 by Walter Bryan Emery (1902-1971), Hawk Gallery, no. 27, H5-2794, The Sacred Animal Necropolis, North Saqqara, Egypt;¹ by gift 1977 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH Notes: ¹Curatorial file contains statement from US Customs. Letter, dated October 17, 1978, from Rosalind Hall, Archivist with The Egyptian Exploration Society, indicates that all objects given (1977.97-107) were excavated in the 1970/1 and 1971/2 seasons.
Collections
  • On View
  • Ancient
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