Kate

Here are some facts I learned when I studied ‘Ram in a Thicket’. ‘Ram in a Thicket’ is about the biblical story of Abraham sacrificing a ram for God. It depicts a goat eating the leaves of a tree. The ram’s head and legs are covered in gold leaf, its ears are copper (now they are green),  the ram’s twisted horns and the fleece on its shoulders are made of lapis lazuli, and the fleece on its body is made of shell. The tree is covered in gold leaves and golden flowers. This sculpture is supported on a small rectangular base decorated with a mosaic of shells, red limestone and lapis lazuli. These are some facts I learned about ‘Ram in a Thicket.’