Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Ram of Amun-Re
2nd-1st century BC (Ptolemaic)
cast bronze
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
(Ancient Egypt and Nubia )
The figure of the ram with horn and a sun disk is a representation of the god Amun-Re.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Giovanni Dattari, Cairo, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Lambros-Dattari Sale, Hotel Drouot, Paris, 1912, June 17-19, 1912, p. 49, no. 425; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
H with mount: 3 x W: 7/8 x D: 2 1/4 in. (7.56 x 2.3 x 5.68 cm); Mount H: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1912
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
54.2144