Statue (Ram in the Thicket)
- Object Type:
- Statue
- Materials:
- Gold,
Lapis Lazuli,
Silver
CBS Register: U.12357. Goat of gold, silver, lapis, shell, in the round, standing in a gold bush, on mosaic pavement.
Small figural furnishing found with a near duplicate in grave 1237 in the Royal Cemetery at Ur. Though colloquially known as the ‘Ram in the Thicket’ it more accurately depicts a goat standing on its back legs to feed on leaves in a tree. The goat is formed of shell, lapis, and gold originaly formed over a wood and bitumen core. It was crushed flat by the weight of some nine meters of soil above it and had to be painstakingly restored.
Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
Archaeology Area: | PG 1237 |
Locus: | PG 1237 |
Date Made: | 2450 BCE |
Materials: | Gold Silver Lapis Lazuli |
Height: | 42.5 cm |
Length: | 18 cm |
Width: | 27 cm |