A beast with the body of an ape and the head of a dog. The form is Egyptian in origin, and may originally have been a representation of a baboon; it was subsequently used in Roman art, both as a decorative motif and in free-standing statuettes....
African Art
American Art
Art of the Middle East/North Africa
Contemporary Art
Early Christian/Byzantine Art
Aesthetics
Archaeology
Architecture and Urban Planning
Art Education
Art History and Theory
Art Law and Crime
Art Markets
Art Materials and Techniques
Books, Manuscripts, and Illustration
Ceramics and Pottery
Collecting, Patronage, and Display of Art
Conservation and Preservation
Digital, Multimedia, and Sound
Fashion, Jewellery, and Body Art
Film and Video
Gardens and Landscape Design
Subscriber sign in
Copyright © Oxford University Press
2019.
Printed from Oxford Art Online. Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a single article for personal use (for details see Privacy Policy and Legal Notice).
date: 17 February 2019
