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Statuette of the ram-headed God Amun wearing the atef-crown

Banner top with a ram-headed aegis. The ram is crowned with a rush crown surmounted by a solar disc, decorated with a uraeus detailed with ventral scales and itself topped with a solar disc flanked by cow horns. On either side of the crown are two ostrich feathers. The crown is also equipped with horns. The right feather is flanked by a uraeus topped with a solar disc; the left uraeus is missing. The ram’s head is highly detailed. A hint of a beard is visible. The horns are carefully incised. On the back of the head is a suspension loop composed of two bands. The ram wears a tripartite wig, decorated with vertical lines, also on the back. The wesekh-collar is composed of several decorated registers. The tube ends in a raised rim. The object is mounted on a modern wooden support. The object is made in the lost-wax technique, possible hollow cast.

Suppl. 162
Metal / Bronze
5.2 cm x 11.4 cm x 3.3 cm
722–332 BCE
Late Period
Unknown
Gift Kircherian Museum, 1896
Not on display
  • Grimm, Alfred (a cura di)-Grimm, Alfred-Mina Zeni, Gianna A., Winckelmann e l'Egitto : la riscoperta dell'arte egizia nel XVIII secolo (Museo Vela, Ligornetto. 6 giugno - 14 novembre 2004) (Cataloghi del Museo Vela 2), Berna 2004, p. 58, p. 58.
    Tipo=Opere biblioteca SottoTipo=Monografia o Opere Autore=Grimm, Alfred (a cura di)-Grimm, Alfred-Mina Zeni, Gianna A. Titolo=Winckelmann e l'Egitto : la riscoperta dell'arte egizia nel XVIII secolo (Museo Vela, Ligornetto. 6 giugno - 14 novembre 2004) Sottotiolo= In= Collana=Cataloghi del Museo Vela Opera=2 Luogo=Berna Anno=2004 Menzionato=p. 58 Illustrazione=p. 58
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