Figure of a ram

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Title	Figure of a ram
Artist	Artist Unknown (Graeco-Egyptian)
Date	5th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G241

Medium:

Sculpture | Limestone

Size:

10 3/4 x 26 1/2 x 5 in. (27.3 x 67.3 x 12.7 cm)

Creation Place:

Africa, Egypt

Culture:

Graeco-Egyptian, Africa, Egypt

Style:

5th century, Coptic

Physical Description:

Figure of a ram; part of a lintel or altar, depicting Christ as sacrificial lamb.

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The William Hood Dunwoody Fund

Accession Number:

62.53

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009