Head of a Ram
Representations of rams are rare in ancient South Arabian art, but they are common in works from Egypt and Nubia (present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan). This small ram's head may attest to cultural exchanges between South Arabia and northeastern Africa.
Images (14)
Sculpture
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id
76502
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contentType
sculpture
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Sale, Sotheby's, London, October 19, 1970, lot 96; Giraud and Carolyn Foster, Baltimore, October 19, 1970, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
14
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| source |
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_21.58_Lft_DD_T14.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_21.58_Lft_DD_T14.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_21.58_Lft_DD_T14.jpg |
| imageCount | 14 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/21.58 |
Terms
Medium
calcite-alabaster
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