The mighty horns, on which the small ears are resting, are bent in a prominent forward curve. This identifies the figure as the ram of Amun. The crown is made of solid gold and attached to the skull with a small dowel. It is assumed that this ram was once inserted into a ring, as rings with three-dimensional additions are known from the New Kingdom. Another possibility is that it served as a pendant with an attachment over the back of the animal. Its style points to a date in the Ethiopean Period. The ram manifestation of Amun was the principal deity of the Ethiopian rulers, who wore a head of the god around their necks.
Brunner, H. & E. Brunner-Traut, Fachbemerkungen zum Katalog Osiris, Kreuz und Halbmond, Festschrift Daumas (1986) 96.
Seipel, W. (ed.), Götter Menschen Pharaonen, Speyer (1993) = Dioses, Hombres, Faraones, Ciudad de México (1993) = Das Vermächtnis der Pharaonen, Zürich (1994), Nr. 162.
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