Details
134 in. (4.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Norbert Schimmel (1905-1990), New York.
Important Antiquities from the Norbert Schimmel Collection, Sotheby's, New York, 16 December 1992, lot 46.
French private collection.
with David Ghezelbash, Paris.
with Charles Ede, London.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2011.
Literature
O.W. Muscarella, ed., Ancient Art: The Norbert Schimmel Collection, Mainz, 1974, no. 23.
J. Settgast, ed., Von Troja bis Amarna, The Norbert Schimmel Collection, New York and Mainz, 1978, no. 24.
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World: The Levett Bestiary, Mougins, 2014, pp. 42 and 92.
C. Dauphin, Les animaux dans le monde antique: Le bestiaire Levett, Mougins, 2016, p. 75, fig. 83, p. 81.
Exhibited
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011-2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA653).
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The seated monkey is depicted with his knees bent. His ribs, back muscles, and toes are incised, with thicker fur indicated on the top of his head. His left paw is brought up to his head in a saluting-like gesture called aposkopein, meaning "looking into the distance".

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