An Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Recumbent Ram, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Copper Blown from blue-green glass

Blown from blue-green glass

she conducted extensive fieldwork in Greece and Turkey and published influential studies on classical and Hellenistic art

formed by laminating individual pieces in separate colors under great heat which causes them to fuse together

She is wearing a headdress decorated with two strands of beads

Dimensions: US ring size: 9 3/4 (UK: T

An Egyptian Faience Amulet of a Recumbent Ram, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Medium - Copper Blown from blue-green glassDepicted in a recumbent pose with large horns curling into its cheeks, a suspension loop through the back, laying on a rectangular plinth with flat, uninscribed base. For a similar example, see: Carol Andrews, Amulets of Ancient Egypt, p. 31, no. 28a. Medium: Faience Dimensions: Length: 5 8 inch (1. 5 cm) Condition: The amulet is intact and in very good condition. Provenance: Private Maryland collection of a diplomat, acquired while serving in Egypt