Vessel Finial in the Shape of a Ram’s Head
Vessel Finial in the Shape of a Ram’s Head
Artist
Unidentified
Place of OriginEgypt
DateLate Period, Dynasty 25 - 31
Dimensions1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1906.153
Not on View
DescriptionThis bronze finial, likely from the top of a ceremonial or decorative vessel, takes the form of a ram’s head.
Probably 5th-4th century BCE
Late 18th Dynasty (about 1350–1300 BCE)
about 2400 - 2000 BCE
Late 6th-5th century BCE
Late 6th through 5th centuries BCE
6th-5th century BCE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
Second half of the 1st century CE
Unidentified, Gorgoneion Group
about 560 BCE
1835-1855
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