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Small ram with Atef-crown. The ram was the sacred animal of the god Amon and the small ram was probably part of a ring. Blood-stone, gold. Late Period, 25th dynasty, 716-656 BCE
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Small ram with Atef-crown. The ram was the sacred animal of the god Amon a...

Head of a ram; the inscription says the priest Pentaweret dedicated the statue to the Temple of Amon in Karnak, in memory of the deified Amenophis I. Serpentine-stone, New Kingdom, 19th-20th dynasty, around 1150 BCE
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Head of a ram; the inscription says the priest Pentaweret dedicated the...

Ram-head (see also 08-01-14/17) and ichneumon, a small carnivorous animal related to the mongoose; it is sacred to the god of creation, Atum of Heliopolis because it kills the demon serpent Apophis. Green schist, L: 28 cm, Late Period, 6th-4th BCE
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Ram-head (see also 08-01-14/17) and ichneumon, a small carnivorous anim...

Three Apis-bulls and one Hathor-cow. The Apis-bull is sacred to the god Ptah; the goddess Hathor was often pictured as a cow who nurses the heavenly child Horus. Bronze, Late Period, 7th-6th BCE
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Three Apis-bulls and one Hathor-cow. The Apis-bull is sacred to the god Pta...

"Eel-coffin", sheath for a mummified eel, the animal sacred to the god Aton. Uraeus and double-crown of Upper and Lower Egypt. Bronze, Late period, 6th BCE. Crocodile, sacred to the god Sobek. Serpentine-stone, Late period, 4th BCE
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"Eel-coffin", sheath for a mummified eel, the animal sacred to the god Aton....

Seated woman (goddess?), limestone. H: 20 cm
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Seated woman (goddess?), limestone. H: 20 cm

Tombsteles with eyes, dedicated to HMYL and HMYT, Limestone, H: 34 cm Inv. SEM 34
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Tombsteles with eyes, dedicated to HMYL and HMYT, Limestone, H: 34 cm...

Face on a tombstone. Alabaster, H:35 cm Inv. SEM 114-116
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Face on a tombstone. Alabaster, H:35 cm...

Head from a tombstone. Alabaster, H: 30 cm
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Head from a tombstone. Alabaster, H: 30 cm

Hook with snake's head. Bronze Inv. SEM 138
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Hook with snake's head. Bronze...

Piece of architecture with rams. Limestone Inv. SEM 123
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Piece of architecture with rams. Limestone...

Oil lamp from Shabwa, South Arabia. Hellenistic influence clearly evident in the ornate,decorative style, but South Arabian iconography shows in the leaping ram and the flat knot of the handle. Bronze, H: 34 cm Inv. Sem 694
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Oil lamp from Shabwa, South Arabia. Hellenistic influence clearly eviden...