³ Under the rim, figurines of cattle^[a] completely encircled it, one every two inches, all the way around the sea. These cattle were in two rows, cast as one piece with the sea. ⁴ The sea stood on twelve cattle, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east. The sea was set on them, with all their hindquarters toward the center. ⁵ The sea was three inches^[b] thick. Its rim was shaped like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held eighteen thousand gallons.^[c]