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Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Ram-Headed Aegis

664–30 B.C.E.

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Object Label

This shield-like emblem, called an aegis, depicts a ram-headed god wearing an elaborate crown. Objects like this often decorate divine boats, protecting both the vessel and its passengers through the strength of the ram.

Caption

Ram-Headed Aegis, 664–30 B.C.E.. Bronze, 3 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. (7.9 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.175. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (Gavin Ashworth, photographer))

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Ram-Headed Aegis

Date

664–30 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 26, or later

Period

Late Period to Ptolemaic Period

Medium

Bronze

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

3 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 in. (7.9 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.580.175

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