egypt-museum:Ram’s-head Amulet This amulet was probably made for a necklace worn by one of the Kushi
egypt-museum:Ram’s-head Amulet This amulet was probably made for a necklace worn by one of the Kushite kings. Representations show these pharaohs wearing a ram’s-head amulet tied around the neck on a thick cord, the ends of which fall forward over the shoulders.Rams were associated with the god Amun-Re, particularly in Nubia, where he was especially revered. Gold, h. 4.2 cm; w. 3.6 cm; d. 2.0 cm; weight 65 grams.Third Intermediate Period/ Kushite, 25th Dynasty, ca. 760-656 BC. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1989.281.98 -- source link
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