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Source Description
An amulet in the shape of a ram's face with curved horns and notches that mark the eyes. There are perforations in the center of the horns, two finished, and one unfinished between horns.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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33928
label
Ram's Head
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object
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Source metadata
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33928
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object
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normalized
title
Ram's Head
description
An amulet in the shape of a ram's face with curved horns and notches that mark the eyes. There are perforations in the center of the horns, two finished, and one unfinished between horns.
provenance
Sale, Sotheby and Co., London, November 26, 1968, lot 20; Walters Art Museum, 1968, by purchase.
date
ca. 3000 BCE
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Precious Stones & Gems
pendants
amulets
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3
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3
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Source extras
cul
Mesopotamian
med
black and red mottled stone
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6353
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ANE
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2513
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