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| Object Title | Ram in the Thicket |
| Object Number: | 30-12-702 |
| Current Location: | Out on loan |
| Provenience: | Iraq Ur |
| Archaeology Area: | PG 1237 |
| Locus: | PG 1237 |
| Section: | Near Eastern |
| Materials: | Gold Silver Lapis |
| Iconography: | Ram Goat Tree |
| Height: | 42.5cm |
| Length: | 82cm |
| Width: | 27.94cm |
| Credit Line: | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1930 |
| Other Number | U.12357 - Field No SF B18422 - Old Museum Number |
Description
"Ram in the Thicket"
Shell is Pinctada margaritifera; and Conus or Strombus
CBS Register: U.12357. Goat of gold, silver, lapis, shell, in the round, standing in a gold bush, on moasic pavement. Height 380mm. PG 1237.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Ancient Mesopotamia: The Royal Tombs of Ur (1983 - 1998) | View Objects in Exhibition | |
| In A Rush? Take a Quick Tour of The Museum ( Sep 1996 - Jun 1997) | View Objects in Exhibition | |
| Iraq's Ancient Past: Rediscovering Ur's Royal Cemetery ( Oct 2009 - Jan 2017) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Legrain, Leon. 1950. The Babylonian Collection of the University Museum, University Museum Bulletin Vol.: 10:3-4. | View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference | |
| [Catalogue] Zettler, Richard L. & Horne, Lee C. 1998. Treasures from the Royal Tombs of Ur. : Page/Fig./Plate: 60 | View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference | |
| [Book] Quick, Jennifer. 2004. Magnificent Objects from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: 148 | View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference | |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Aruz, Joan. 2003. Art of the First Cities: The Third Millenium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. : Page/Fig./Plate: 121 | View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference | |
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects. : Page/Fig./Plate: 22-3 | View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference |
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