Head of a Ram

1st century BCE-2nd century CE

4.5 cm 5.7 cm 6.5 cm

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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.

Sculpture

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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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