Ram head for attachment, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty - TopicsExpress



          

Ram head for attachment, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21–25, ca. 1070–664 b.c. Egypt Leaded bronze, precious metal leaf, copper alloy inlay in eye rims; H. 6 7/32 in. (15.8 cm), W. 4 in. (10.2 cm), D. 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm) Rogers Fund, 1945 (45.2.9) Images of gods were carried out of temples on festival days on processional barque-shrines. Most often the image itself was concealed, but sculpted heads at the prow and stern identified the god to the populace. This large rams head would have appeared on Amuns processional barque Met Museum. metmuseum.org/toah/
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 09:22:54 +0000

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