Item EA1779 - Statue of the ram of Amun

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EA1779

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Statue of the ram of Amun

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  • c. 690-664 BCE (25th Dynasty) (Creation)

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Granitic gneiss

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Granitic gneiss sphinx of the ram of Amun protecting figure of Taharqo between folded front legs. The rectangular base has been partially restored and is inscribed with a continuous horizontal register of hieroglyphs. Classification: Statue/Sphinx. 3D model by The British Museum; photography and model creation by Daniel Pett.

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Copyright: The Trustees of the British Museum. 3D model: Daniel Pett.

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      Granitic gneiss. Protects figure of Taharqo. Hieroglyphic inscription on base. 3D model: 1M triangles, 501.4k vertices. Created from 199 photographs (OnePlus3) using Agisoft Metashape.

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          Record sourced from The British Museum via Sketchfab Open Access, February 2026. 3D model by Daniel Pett. Object ref: Y_EA1779.

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          The British Museum

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