Vase in the Shape of Mother Monkey with Her Young
Object type: Vase, monkey, baby
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Old Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 6
Reign: reign of Merenre I
Date: ca. 2255–2246 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint, resin and pigment
Dimensions: H. 18.6 × W. 6.5 × D. 7.6 cm (7 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 3 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
Accession year: 1930
Tags: Monkeys