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This is one of the scenes depicted on one of the sides of the Standard of Ur; this is not part of the so-called "Peace and War Scenes" of the Standard. Here, a rearing goat at a small tree or a shrub is flanked by two men. The man on the right is shorter than his counterpart, wears a flounced skirt, and holds a cup in his right hand. The man on the left wears a different skirt and faces the goat; he does not hold anything. The overall depiction of the goat is very similar to the so-called "Ram in a Thicket" statue, which was found at the Great Death Pit of the Royal Cemetry of Ur. The Standard of Ur is a (reconstructed) hollow box and its precise purpose is unknown. Shell, lapis lazuli, and bitumen; the wood is a modern one as the original wood had disintegrated. Early Dynastic Period, circa 2500 BCE. From the Royal Cemetry of Ur, Ur, Sothern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. (The British Museum, London).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, April 14). Goat in a Thicket in the Standard of Ur. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8422/goat-in-a-thicket-in-the-standard-of-ur/
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Goat in a Thicket in the Standard of Ur." World History Encyclopedia, April 14, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8422/goat-in-a-thicket-in-the-standard-of-ur/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Goat in a Thicket in the Standard of Ur." World History Encyclopedia, 14 Apr 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8422/goat-in-a-thicket-in-the-standard-of-ur/.
