COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1989.281.98
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MMA_.1989.281.98
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
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Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
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Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Ram's-Head Amulet
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Ram's-Head Amulet
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 770-657 B.C.E.
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ca. 770-657 B.C.E.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-770
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-770
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-657
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-657
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Gold
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Gold
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Jewelry
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Jewelry
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (4.2 x 3.6 cm)
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1 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (4.2 x 3.6 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1989.281.98
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1989.281.98
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
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Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
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. Sometimes a smaller ram's head is attached to each end. Rams were associated with the god Amun, particularly in Nubia, where he was especially revered. The Nubians were superb goldsmiths, as demonstrated by the workmanship of this amulet.
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<P>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. Sometimes a smaller ram's head is attached to each end. Rams were associated with the god Amun, particularly in Nubia, where he was especially revered. The Nubians were superb goldsmiths, as demonstrated by the workmanship of this amulet.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.eg1989.281.98.R.tif
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MMA_.eg1989.281.98.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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