CanX005
Canaanite terracotta figurine of a fertility goddess (Astarte?)
Middle Bronze Age II: 2000-1550 BC.
H. 13.4 cm. (5 1/4 in.)
Perfect Condition, pitted surface on left thigh.
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The stylized figurine with flat violin shaped body and bird face with elaborate coiffure. The two short arms spread to the sides. Emphasized belly button over two dotted lines across the lower belly. Incised design decorates the torque around the neck.
Ex. Private collection 1980's.
Cf. Spycket, A., Borowski Collection, 2000, Cat. no. 84, p. 102, (photograph, p. 101), for the type with long arms.
Keel, O., Freiburg, 2008, p. 23, fig 3.
Spycket, A., The Human Form Divine. From the Collection of Elie Borowski, Exh. cat., Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, 2000.
Keel, O., Gott weiblich: Eine verborgene Seite des biblischen Gottes, Gutersloher Verlagshaus, Freiburg, 2008.
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