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Amulet of a recumbent ram
Egyptian
Late Period, probably Dynasty 30
380–332 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Length x width: 3.1 x 1.6 cm (1 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number85.549
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionThis pale green faience amulet represents a recumbent, possibly mummified, ram. There is a suspension ring on the back.
ProvenanceFrom Tanis (San el-Hagar). 1884: excavated by William Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt; October 28, 1885: presented to the MFA at EEF general meeting.
(Accession Date: March 1, 1885)
(Accession Date: March 1, 1885)