The Final Stage: The Newly Reconstructed "Ram" in the Thicket" |
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By the end of April 1998, the new restoration of the Philadelphia "Ram" was complete. The statue was strengthened and supported, and the gold gleamed with a new luster. It was ready to travel! |
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Before Restoration the hooves hang in mid-air and the ram has a very upright, almost backward-leaning posture
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After Restoration the hooves now rest on the branches and the ram has a more forward-leaning posture
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[For excellent coverage of the Royal Cemetery at Ur, order the vol. 40 no. 2 issue of Expedition Magazine. You'll get lavishly illustrated articles by leading experts on its excavation and treasures, on Mesopotamian music and writing, and on present-day Iraqi life, along with the Museum's restoration of the "Ram in the Thicket."] |
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background | documenting | deconstructing | reconstructing | final Mesopotamia |
