Four-headed Ram
This lapis lazuli amulet appears to represents a four-headed ram, which is connected to the idea of the four winds and the four points of the compass. The amulet is pierced under the belly and may have served as a part of a necklace.
Images (5)
Artifact
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id
6513
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Khawam Brothers, Cairo [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
5
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.349_Lft_DD_RS2009.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.349_Lft_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/CUR_42.349_Lft_DD_RS2009.jpg |
| imageCount | 5 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.349 |
Terms
Medium
lapis lazuli