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Ancient Sunrise Ritual Revealed by 4,500-Year-Old Gold Ram Statue from Ur

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Source: Live Science
Ancient Sunrise Ritual Revealed by 4,500-Year-Old Gold Ram Statue from Ur
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A 4,500-year-old gold and lapis lazuli statuette from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, known as 'Ram in the Thicket,' possibly depicts a ritual related to Mesopotamian cosmology and the sunrise, and was likely used as an offering stand in royal tombs.

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Ram in the Thicket: A 4,500-year-old gold statue from the royal cemetery at Ur representing an ancient sunrise ritual  Live Science

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