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Limestone Statue of a Baboon, MG 005
This baboon (H19.5), of limestone, is seen squatting, forearms resting on its knees. A hole drilled into the crown of the head reveals that it was originally provided with a headdress. Other statuettes feature a combination of the sun disc and crescent moon, made of gilded wood. The Hamadryas baboon was typical of the New Kingdom distinguished by projecting whiskers and a thick shoulder mane. The …
Creator
- The Hunt Museum
Subject
- deity
- mortuary practices
- sculpture (visual works)
- archaeological objects
- statues
- votive offerings
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Creator
- The Hunt Museum
Subject
- deity
- mortuary practices
- sculpture (visual works)
- archaeological objects
- statues
- votive offerings
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- © Hunt Museum 2020
Creation date
- 2018
- 2018
Temporal
- New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 1295-1070 BC
- Egyptian
Places
- North Saqqara, Egypt
Provenance
- This model was created by Limerick 3D. Thanks to support from The Heritage Council, European Year of Cultural Heritage and Limerick City and County Council training of volunteers was facilitated by Digital Heritage Age and the programme is ongoing at The Hunt Museum. the project focuses on exploring the Museum Collections through the use of photogrammetry and laser scanning to create 3D models.; Laser scanning; Photogrammetry
Identifier
- share3d:187
- share3d:187
Format
- glTF
Language
- English
- eng
Is part of
- Share3D
- Ireland
Relations
- The Hunt Museum Guide (2002)
Year
- 2018
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-20T15:36:47.615Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-09-11T14:48:51.577Z