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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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APA Style
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/
Chicago Style
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/.
MLA Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Shield Ring with Amun's Head." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2015. Web. 31 Mar 2023.
