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Baubo

Also known as: Baubo; primary name: Baubo
Details: individual; deity; Female
Biography: Baubo was a coarse midwife of Greek mythology who had a sanctuary dedicated to her at Priene, and who may be equated with a cult in Egypt. She has a varied iconography which nevertheless invariably emphasises her genitalia.
Bibliography: St J. Simpson, ' "Baubo" at Merv', 'Parthica' 6 (2004), pp. 227-33.

7 related objects

figure

Museum number: 1856,1001.58 |
Cultures/periods: x13945 Hellenistic |
Production date: 3rdC BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyrenaica (historic) |
Findspot: Found/Acquired:Cyrenaica (modern)

figure

Museum number: 1886,0401.1452 |
Cultures/periods: x14428 Ptolemaic |
Production date: 3rdC BC-2ndC BC |
Production place: Made in:Naukratis |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Town (Naukratis)

pendant

Museum number: 1979,1218.82 |
Cultures/periods: x14403 Phoenician |
Production date: 2ndC BC-1stC BC |
Production place: Made in:Phoenicia

pendant

Museum number: 1868,0501.6 |
Cultures/periods: PhoenicianPtolemaic |
Production date: 2ndC BC-1stC BC |
Production place: Made in:PhoeniciaMade in:Egypt

pendant

Museum number: 1976,1001.10 |
Cultures/periods: PhoenicianPtolemaic |
Production date: 2ndC BC-1stC BC |
Production place: Made in:PhoeniciaMade in:Egypt

pendant

Museum number: 1976,1001.9 |
Cultures/periods: PhoenicianPtolemaic |
Production date: 2ndC BC-1stC BC |
Production place: Made in:PhoeniciaMade in:Egypt

pendant

Museum number: 1871,0616.22 |
Cultures/periods: PhoenicianPtolemaic |
Production date: 2ndC BC-1stC BC |
Production place: Made in:PhoeniciaMade in:Egypt |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Egypt