Ram Amulet

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Object Name: 
Ram Amulet
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
56.1.65
Dimensions: 
Overall L: 2.9 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
699-600 BCE
Primary Description: 
Opaque yellow and translucent deep blue glass, bubbly and thin iridescent film on blue glass; cast and retouched by cutting. Ram walking to right, head and front part in yellow glass, back and legs in blue.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Ross, John G., Source
1956
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