Title: Female Monkey Holding Its Baby
Object type: Amulet, Monkey, baby
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: h. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in)
Credit line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Monkeys