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The Ram in a Thicket. Rampant Ram perched on the tree of life, covered with gold leaf. The horns, eyes and back of the animal are of lapis lazuli. The base on silver. Possibly served as a offerings pedestal or a harp motif. Found at a pit PG 1237 of the Royal Cemetery of Ur. 2600-2400 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
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Caption:
The Ram in a Thicket. Rampant Ram perched on the tree of life, covered with gold leaf. The horns, eyes and back of the animal are of lapis lazuli. The base on silver. Possibly served as a offerings pedestal or a harp motif. Found at a pit PG 1237 of the Royal Cemetery of Ur. 2600-2400 BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
Credit:
Album / Prisma
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Image size:
2848 x 4288 px | 34.9 MB
Print size:
24.1 x 36.3 cm | 9.5 x 14.3 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
2400 BC • 2600 BC • A. C. • ANCIENT AGE • ANCIENT ART • ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS • ANIMAL: GOAT • ANT. OR.: MESOPOTAMIA • ANTIQUITIES ORIENTAL: MESOPOTAMIA • ARBOL • ART • ARTFORM: GOLDWORK • ARTS • BASE • BASIS • BC • BILLY GOAT = HE-GOAT • BILLY GOAT • BILLY-GOAT • BRITISH MUSEUM • BUSH • CAPRA • CHARACTER • CHARACTERS • CHARGE • CITY OF LONDON • COVER PAGE • COVER • COVERED • DECK • ELEVATE • EXTOL • EYE • EYEBALLS • EYES • FIGURE • FIGURES • FIGURINE • FRONT PAGE • GOAT • GOAT, HERD OF GOATS • GOATS • GOLD AND PRECIOUS MATERIALS • GOLD • GOLDEN • GOLDSMITH • GOLDSMITHERY • GOLDWORK • GREAT BRITAIN • GREAT DEATH PIT • HARP • HE-GOAT • HERD OF GOATS • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORY • HORN • HORNS • INDOOR • INSIDE VIEW • INSIDE • INTERIOR • IRAQ • LAPIS LAZULI • LEAF • LEAVE • LEAVES • LEGEND • LIFE, TREE OF • LIFT UP • LONDON • MEDITERRANEAN CULTURE • MEDITERRANEAN REGION • MESOPOTAMIA • MESOPOTAMIAN ART • MESOPOTAMIAN • MOTIF • MUSEUM • MUSEUMS • NANNY-GOAT • OLD OLD OLD OLD STORY SEASON • ORFEBRERIA • PERCHED • PERSONAJE • PERSONALITY • PG 1237 • PIECE • PIT • RAM IN A THICKET • RAMPANT • ROYAL CEMETERY • SHE-GOAT • SHOWCAASE • SHRUB • SILVER • STATUETTE • SUMERIAN ART • SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION • SUMERIAN • THICKET • TITLE PAGE • TREE OF LIFE • TREE • TREES • UK • UR
