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Ram-Headed Deity
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The figure represents a male god with a human-shaped body, ram-shaped head, and wearing the atef crown (a combination of ram-horns, plumes, the upper Egyptian crown, cobra serpents, and sun-disk). The figure likely represents the god Khnum.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
F.G. Hilton Price, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sir Thomas Carmichael, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/19/1998 | Examination | survey |
Geographies
Egypt (Place of Origin)
Measurements
5 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. (13.8 x 3.2 x 2.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.555