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Golden shield ring with a ram's head representing the god Amun, from the treasure of the Nubian queen Amanishakheto, Pyramid N6, Meroe, modern-day northern Sudan. Meroitic period, c. 1 CE.
State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich.
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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2015, January 04). Shield Ring with Amun's Head. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3525/shield-ring-with-amuns-head/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Shield Ring with Amun's Head." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 04, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3525/shield-ring-with-amuns-head/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Shield Ring with Amun's Head." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2015. Web. 08 Oct 2024.
