Statuette of an Egyptian Woman & Monkey

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 23 March 2016
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Statuette of an Egyptian Woman & Monkey

This is an ebony statuette of a woman holding a tray on the head of a monkey. From Thebes, 18th Dynasty, 1549-1292 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).

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About the Author

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, March 23). Statuette of an Egyptian Woman & Monkey. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4758/statuette-of-an-egyptian-woman--monkey/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statuette of an Egyptian Woman & Monkey." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 23, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4758/statuette-of-an-egyptian-woman--monkey/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Statuette of an Egyptian Woman & Monkey." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 23 Mar 2016. Web. 23 Oct 2021.