IDENTIFIERS
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id:	61844
accession number:	E.GA.117.1949

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Friday 18 July 2025

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: ram (?) head
object type: A carved wooden animal head, previously labelled an antelope. There is a horn on the right side of the head, and a corresponding hole on the other side (a square mortise) indicates the presence of another horn originally. Three round holes are also visible, on top of the head and on either side, behind each eye. 
This depiction does hold similarities to an antelope, however the significantly curved 'corkscrew' horn is more resemblant of a ram (see Art Institute Chicago 1920.251 for a comparison). The holes behind the eyes likely would have held ears, but the hole on top could have held another set of horns, or a royal crown. A series of vertical striations at the back of the head suggest the presence of a wig, indicating the depiction of a ram-headed deity. There is a dowel hole present at the base of the head.
title:	animal

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Antiquities

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/61844





TECHNIQUES
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carved

CATEGORIES
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category: to be identified

DATING
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DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Height
units: cm
value: 5.5

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 6.3