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Egyptian Faience Amulet Recumbent Ram
Egyptian Faience Amulet Recumbent Ram
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Description
Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A soft turquoise-glazed faience amulet in the form of a mummified ram in a recumbent pose atop an integral rectangular plinth. The creature raises its head to reveal a pair of curved horns and shaggy fur around its neck in front of the pierced suspension loop. Depictions of mummified rams were important as sacrificial offerings to the ram-headed deity Khnum, one of the creator gods who is aptly associated with fertility and virility. Size: 1.2" L x 0.37" W x 0.78" H (3 cm x 0.9 cm x 2 cm)

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 44.4.28.

Provenance: Collection of Dr. W. Benson Harer, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired before 2004

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Condition
Pitting and minor abrasions, with light fading to glaze pigment in scattered areas, and light earthen deposits, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice preservation to overall form, and great remains of glaze.
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Egyptian Faience Amulet Recumbent Ram

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Auction Curated By
Bob Dodge
Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
Sydelle Dienstfrey
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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