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title: Inlaid Shell Goats from Ur
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5638/inlaid-shell-goats-from-ur/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Inlaid Shell Goats from Ur
_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5638.jpg)
## Image Caption
This is part of shell inlay depicting two standing goats, rearing up a tree. This piece possibly was part of a fitting box. Black bitumen paste was used to fill in the background. Excavated by Sir Henry Layard for the Department of Antiquities in Iraq. This object was part of the objects allotted to the British Museum from the [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/) excavations, season 1927-1928. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period, circa 2600 BCE. From [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) PG800 at the Royal Cemetery of Ur, Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. (The British Museum, London).
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## About the Author
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work
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Amin, O. S. M. (2016, September 08). Inlaid Shell Goats from Ur. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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