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title: Shield Ring with Amun's Head
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3525/shield-ring-with-amuns-head/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Shield Ring with Amun's Head

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Shield Ring with Amun's Head](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3525.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3525.jpg)

## Image Caption

Golden shield ring with a ram's head representing the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/), from the treasure of the Nubian queen Amanishakheto, [Pyramid](https://www.worldhistory.org/pyramid/) N6, [Meroe](https://www.worldhistory.org/Meroe/), modern-day northern Sudan. Meroitic period, c. 1 CE.

State Museum of [Egyptian Art](https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Art/), Munich.

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2015, January 04). Shield Ring with Amun's Head. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3525/shield-ring-with-amuns-head/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Shield Ring with Amun's Head." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 04, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3525/shield-ring-with-amuns-head/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Shield Ring with Amun's Head." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Jan 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3525/shield-ring-with-amuns-head/>.

## License & Copyright

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