Near Eastern Alabaster Ram's Head Weight, ca. 2nd millennium BCE Medium - Faience Adelaide SA

Adelaide SA

Dimensions: 147 cm (58”) x 89 cm (35”)

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Near Eastern Alabaster Ram's Head Weight, ca. 2nd millennium BCE Medium - Faience Adelaide SAin the form of a ram's head with long curled horns, elongated face, and drilled eyes. Featured prominently in many ancient societies, the ram has been a long held symbol of strength, determination, action, initiative, and leadership. For the Greeks, the ram's head was thought of as an emblem of good fortune and during Roman times, was equated with the Egyptian high god Amun after Rome conquered Egypt. Jupiter Ammon, one of the many versions of