Ram Horn

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa

CultureEgyptian

PeriodLate Period

Date722-332 BCE

MediumBronze

Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation

Dimensions3 7/8 x 2 x 2 5/8 in., 145 g (9.8 x 5.1 x 6.6 cm, 5 1/8 oz.)

Object number2018.010.767

Label TextThis bronze horn was once part of a statue of a ram-headed god. The creator gods Khnum and Amun-Re were often depicted as ram-headed gods. This horn was fastened to the ram’s head by means of a thick tang on its backside. The casting beautifully shows the horn’s graceful curve and the striations of its surface.
Exhibition HistoryLife and the Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 4 - August 6, 2023
Published ReferencesMelinda K. Hartwig, ed., Life and The Afterlife: Ancient Egyptian Art from the Senusret Collection (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2023), catalogue entry 47.

ProvenanceEx coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.

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