Amulet depicting a ram-headed god

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This amulet depicts a ram-headed god, who could be Khnum or Amun-Ra. On the back of the small piece is a back pillar, which is pierced for suspension, so that the piece could be placed on a string. This amulet was worn by a person during live and/or placed on a mummy. It was supposed to invoke the protection and powers of the depicted deity for the benefit of its owner.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.

Metropolitan Museum of Art