amulet;
figure
- Museum number
- 1894,1101.577
- Description
-
Brown and yellow steatite (?) amuletic figure of a baboon; the figure stands on a low base; small ring on the back of the animal for suspension; the back is decorated with incised chevrons; a hole is drilled into the top of the head.
- Production date
- 750BC-300BC
- Dimensions
-
Height: 1.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- For other examples of monkey or baboon amulets from Amathus, and for a broader discussion of the type, see Clerc 1991, 126-7 and passim (with refs). Clerc et al. 1976 discuss contextualised examples from the sanctuary at Kition-Kathari. Forgeau (1986, 171-6) and Lagarce (in Clerc et al. 1976, 167-74) provide useful overviews of the use and significance of Egyptianizing amulets and scarabs on Cyprus which often differ from those found in Egyptian contexts.
Bibliography:
Clerc G. 1991, 'Aegyptiaca', in eds V. Karageorghis et al., La nécrople d'Amathonte Tombes 110-385. V (Nicosia), 1-50.
Clerc G. et al. 1976, Fouilles de Kition. II. Objets égyptiens et égyptisants (Nicosia).
Forgeau A. 1986, 'Scarabées, scaraboïdes et cônes', in R. Laffineur et al., Amathonte III. Testimonia 3 (Paris), 135-176.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1894
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1894,1101.577
