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dc.coverage.spatialNear Eastern
dc.coverage.temporalUnknown
dc.coverage.temporalLate Bronze Age
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-09T15:16:15Z
dc.date.available2017-08-09T15:16:15Z
dc.identifier2016-HC10B-001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10898/4147
dc.descriptionA bronze female figurine with bare breasts and a snake intertwined around her legs. It is from Byblos in Phoenicia (Lebanon) and was made around 800 BC (Iron Age). The best-known Phoenician fertility goddess is Astarte (Ishtar), though the snake cult was not common there. Part of Lovelace Collection.
dc.format.extent5.5 inches (9 cm) high x 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide
dc.format.mediumBronze
dc.subjectOther Near Eastern Artifacts
dc.subjectSculpture (Bronze)
dc.titleBronze Female Figure With Bare Breast and Snake Intertwined Around Her Legs
dc.typeSculpture (Bronze)
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-29T13:42:56Z


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