Bust of a Ram-Headed God (Khnum)

Description On each side of this fragmentary relief is a sunken carving showing a bust of a ram-headed deity, probably Khnum, facing to the right. The busts are alike except for the broad collars--on one side, the broad collar is not finished.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
9/16/1960	Treatment	cleaned
6/24/1971	Treatment	cleaned
8/18/1972	Treatment	cleaned
8/21/1972	Treatment	stabilized; repaired; coated

Exhibitions

• Tools and Models: The Art of the Sculptor in Ancient Egypt. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2003-2004.
• Egypt’s Mysterious Book of the Faiyum. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2013-2014.

Provenance Khawam Brothers, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1930 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters, 1930