Votive Sculpture of the Goddess Astarte
date
about 199 BCE-1 BCE
creation place
Asia, Syria
medium & support
Formed terracotta with incised lines
measurements
5 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 13/16 in. (13 x 5.38 x 2.06 cm)
credit line
Gift of David T. Owsley
accession number
1973.024.061
keywords
agriculture, ancient history, ceremonial object, chaos, classical antiquity, cosmogony, creation, cult, earth, elements · genesis, ex voto, fertility, figure, giving, goddess, gods, history, idol, mythology, piety, primeval deity, religion, ritual object, Roman god, sculpture, statue, statuette, supernatural, theogony, universe, vowing
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