Ram-Headed Lotus Column (Amun)
Description
Object Label: This image of a ram’s head represents a god, perhaps Amun, king of the gods. He wears two divine symbols: a uraeus-snake perched at his forehead and a sun disk (now damaged). When an animal wears divine symbols in Egyptian art, it indicates that it is associated with a god, emphasizing the special quality they share—in this case, the potency of the ram. Caption: Ram-Headed Lotus Column (Amun), ca. 945–525 B.C.E.. Black granite, pigment, 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 10 in., 26 lb. (26.7 x 18.4 x 25.4 cm, 11.79kg). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. George D. Pratt, 35.932. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small statue depicting a ram-headed figure, likely associated with Egyptian religious symbolism.
The artifact is a dark stone statue featuring a prominent ram's head with detailed horns and facial features. The body is less defined, suggesting it may have served a symbolic rather than representational purpose. The style indicates it could be a votive object, possibly linked to a deity like Amun, often depicted with a ram's head.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 35.932 tier-2
- BKM-Object 44552 tier-2
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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