AN EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SEATED BABOONThird Intermediate Period, Circa 1069 - 664 B.C.Depicted in a squatting position on an integral square base, with small forepaws resting on the knees of the bent hind legs, the genitalia prominent between, the long tail curling round to the right leg, with incised facial features, the mouth in an enigmatic smile, 39cm high.Published:R. Wace, Pharaoh's Creatures: Animals from Ancient Egypt, pl. 10.Exhibited: London, Rupert Wace Ancient Art Ltd., Pharaoh's Creatures: Animals from Ancient Egypt, July 2004.Provenance:Private collection, Paris, prior to 1980;Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2001, lot 189;Private collection of a lady, Rome, acquired prior to 2004.