{[Lions and Horns in Mesopotamia [continued (3)]] – Goat in Branches}[20th December 1990]

[Redbook8:127-128][19901220:0958c]{[Lions and Horns in Mesopotamia [continued (3)]] – Goat in Branches}[20th December 1990]

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‘The same medley of materials plus gold and silver was used in an enigmatic object, from a tomb at Ur, showing a rampant goat peering through shrubbery (British Museum, London). Its significance is difficult to understand – it seems to be more than just a picture of a goat. At the least it reflected the Sumerians’ strong belief that divine power resided in animals.’*

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The ‘shrubbery’ is represented like an irregular 8-bracketed candelabra, in a virtually flat plane, with the goat peering through the middle, and resting his forefeet on the main junction, which also supports a ninth central piece or column. On the top of the 4^th or outer branch on each side of the goat is an ***8-pointed rosette

* ibid [E[ncylopaedia of] V[isual] A[rt] 1], 59-2{? [– Probably refers to the 2^nd text column]}

(See the {colour} photo on ibid 59)

{now attached here [see above]}

**cf [[Redbook8:152][19901223:1916]{Phoenician Symbols}[23rd December 1990],] 152

***(I can only actually count the petals of one)

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