Ram-Headed Aegis
664-30 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
This shield-like emblem, called an aegis, depicts a ram-headed god wearing an elaborate crown. Objects like this often decorate divine boats, protecting both the vessel and its passengers through the strength of the ram.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Bronze
- Medium
- bronze
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 26, or later
- Dimensions
- 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. (7.9 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm)
- Accession Number
- 16.580.175
- Credit Line
- Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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