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Ram Caught in a Thicket

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Ram Caught in a Thicket
Ur, Iraq, ca. 2650–2550 B.C.
Gold, silver, lapis lazuli, copper, shell, red limestone, and bitumen
Height: 42.6 cm
PG 1237, the "Great Death Pit"; 30-12-702 (U.12357)
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology