Bronze statuette of a ram

Unknown

ca. 200 BCE–200 CE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

The ram had been used as the symbol on the coinage of the kings of Salamis in the late sixth and fifth centuries B.C. But it also had a wider significance in the Cypriot countryside, where pastoralism was an important element in the way of life. The statuette may have been made as a votive offering at a rural shrine.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 200 BCE–200 CE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76