Flag of EgyptEgyptian Art332–30 B.C.

Artwork Details

TitleGateway to a shrine, preceded by two baboons
MediumFaience
DimensionsH. 9 × W. 6 × D. 7 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
DepartmentEgyptian Art
Date332–30 B.C.
Credit LineTheodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

PeriodPtolemaic Period
Date Range332 BC – 30 BC

Provenance

CountryEgypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 551352