Statue d'un babouin assis. Dimensions : H. 70,5 cm (27 3/4 in.) ; W. 29,5 cm (11 5/8 in.) ; D. 33 cm (13 in.). Date : 4ème siècle avant J.-C.. L'animal sacré nécropole de Saqqara Nord composé catacombes et les temples pour plusieurs espèces sacrées, parmi eux les babouins qui au cours de leur vie ont été tenus dans l'enceinte du temple de Ptah-sous-son-moringa-tree à Memphis. Les temples et d'autres structures de surface tous se tenait sur une grande terrasse connexion construit contre la falaise dans laquelle les catacombes ont été coupées. Cette statue, ainsi qu'un autre de même taille mais quelque peu différente wa

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Statue of a seated baboon. Dimensions: H. 70.5 cm (27 3/4 in.); W. 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.); D. 33 cm (13 in.). Date: 4th century B.C.. The Sacred Animal Necropolis at North Saqqara comprised catacombs and temples for several sacred species, among them the baboons who during their lifetimes were kept in the precinct of the Temple of Ptah-under-his-moringa-tree at Memphis. The temples and other surface structures all stood on a large connecting terrace built up against the cliff into which the catacombs were cut. This statue along with another of similar size but somewhat different appearance was found by the Egypt Exploration Society during its excavations at the Sacred Animal Necropolis. The statues had been anciently thrown down a stairway in the baboon catacombs, so that their original positions are not known. A position at the entrance to an internal gate within the catacombs or at the entrance to the catacombs themselves is possible, but one of the statues could also have stood in the Baboon Chapel adjacent to the entrance to the baboon complex. While the hamadryas baboon with its projecting facial whiskers, thick shoulder mane, and horizontal snout was characteristic of the New Kingdom and before, the smooth treatment of the head and shoulder mane seen in this sculpture reflects both the stylistic tendencies of the Late Period and also the introduction of other baboon species like the cynocephalus into Egypt. The snout, which is restored, has been adapted from other late representations. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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