The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 13, 2026

A faience figurine glazed in pale robin's egg blue depicts an upright baboon-headed creature with a smooth, columnar body. Deep horizontal ridges form a wide mane flanking its face, which has small eyes and a rounded snout. Tan patches mark worn areas on the surface. The figure's arms rest against its sides, and the lower body is chipped away, ending in a fragmented tan stone base.

Baboon-Falcon Hybrid Amulet

715–332 BCE

Egypt, Late period

(715–332 BCE)
pale robin's egg blue faience
Overall: 4.3 x 1.8 x 2.1 cm (1 11/16 x 11/16 x 13/16 in.)
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.623
Location: Not on view
  • Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač. Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999 Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 520
  • {{cite web|title=Baboon-Falcon Hybrid Amulet|url=false|author=|year=715–332 BCE|access-date=13 April 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.623