Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · figurine

Squatting Baboon

Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), acc. 48.1562. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 48.1562
Dynasty: 26th Dynasty
Date: mid 7th-late 4th century BCE (Late Period)
Date range: 664 BCE – 332 BCE
Materials: ['Egyptian faience with green glaze']
Repository: Walters Art Museum
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Walters Art Museum (Egyptian), Squatting Baboon (48.1562). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/220639

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Description

<p>In this tiny baboon made of faience, the characteristic features of the standard Egyptian representation are exaggerated. He is seated, hands drawn up on knees, and nearly enveloped by a solid mass of hair. The hair is perforated behind the ears.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1562' rel='external'>Squatting Baboon</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small Egyptian faience figurine showing a squatting baboon with green-blue glaze and stylized facial features.

The image depicts a small, hand-held-scale animal figurine viewed in three-quarter profile. The creature is crouched/squatting on bent legs, with the torso rounded and the head raised. The baboon’s face has a simplified muzzle and brow; the ears are indicated as rounded forms on either side of the head. One front limb is positioned forward with the hand/paw molded in relief, while the other appears tucked close to the body. The figurine is coated in a greenish-blue glaze (with lighter, worn patches and minor surface speckling), consistent with a molded ceramic/faience object. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible on the body. No modern text (Greek/Coptic/Arabic) is present.

daily life unknown good

Materials green-blue faience glazemolded faience body (ceramic core)

Connections

Materials Green-Blue Faience Glaze

Cross-references (2)

Walters-AccNum 48.1562 tier-2
Walters-id 16948 tier-2

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