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321/M Silver Ram's Head Torc Pendant (S)
321/M
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Silver Ram's Head Torc Pendant , Small Size
Data sheet
| Article group | Pendants |
| Gender | For Him or Her |
| Depiction | Rams |
| Historic Period | Era: Hellenistic |
| Material | Solid Sterling Silver |
| Length (top to bottom) | 30 mm (1 and 3⁄16in) |
| Width | 15 mm (19⁄32in) |
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The Significance of the Ram:
The ram was sacred in various entwined ancient civilisations, from as far back as the mesopotamian civilisation (approx 3000 BC), to the Etruscan, Egyptian and Greek civilizations.The peace-loving and quite mystical Minoans also revered it as an all important symbol of fertility.
Additionaly, the ram was seen as the incarnation of the Egyptian god Jupiter-Ammon. When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt he visited the shrine of Ammon (or Amun). Embracing the god, upon his visit and thereon, he dressed himself celebrationaly with the skin of a ream and the horns as a head-dress. Thereafter the horns of the ram (known as the horn of ammon) were depicted much like a crown in Alexander's portraits and depictions on Alexander's coinage.