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Historical Archive: "Ram in the Thicket"

goat eating leaves of a tree
goat is a sign of the god Dumuzi; 8-petal flower is a sign of the goddess Inanna
probably a stand for a small tray or bowl
from Ur, about 2600 BCE
gold, lapis, shell, copper alloy, red limestone
45.7 x 30.48 cm (18 x 12 inches)
London, British Museum 1929,1017.1


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full facing front right
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full facing back left
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full facing front left
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with person for scale
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upper part facing
front left
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bust facing right
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bust facing left
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side
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hooves on tree
branches
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related: goat in tree,
Ur c.2550-2450 BCE,
Penn 30-12-702,
which has its own page