Bronze statuette of a ram
The ram had been used as the symbol on the coinage of the kings of Salamis in the late sixth and fifth centuries B.C. But it also had a wider significance in the Cypriot countryside, where pastoralism was an important element in the way of life. The statuette may have been made as a votive offering at a rural shrine.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze statuette of a ram
- Period: Hellenistic or Imperial
- Date: ca. 200 BCE–200 CE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.41 cm)
L. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm) - Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.5625
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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