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Faience figure of a ram: E.6.1964

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Current Location: Exhibition: Made in Ancient Egypt, 3 October 2025 – 12 April 2026 (20th Century Gallery)

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Faience figure of a ram, striding on a rectangular base. Likely mould-made, in two separate halves, and then glazed (blue). Possibly from the Ptolemaic period. The ram is of a similar appearance to an example found at Arsinoe (Medinet el-Faiyum), now housed at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, MMA 26.

Ram, probably representing Amun or Khnum.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by A.J. Hugh Smith through the National Art-Collections Fund, 1964

Measurements and weight

Length: 27.5 cm
Width: 17.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1964) by Smith, Arnold John Hugh

Dating

Roman
Circa 1 - Circa 70

Project

  • Egypt

Materials used in production

Faience

Techniques used in production

Moulded

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Accession number: E.6.1964
Primary reference Number: 62974
Oldadmincategory: FG

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 25 September 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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