Copper figurine of Astarte on an ingot, Late Bronze Age, c1200-1100BC. Artist: Unknown.

Copper figurine of Astarte on an ingot, Late Bronze Age, c1200-1100BC. Artist: Unknown.

2-673-588 - © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford/Heritage Images

Copper figurine of Astarte on an ingot, XRF done, Late Bronze Age (Late Cypriot IIIA Period), c1200-1100BC. Statuette of Astarte standing on an ingot; Cyprus' fertility goddess becomes linked with the mining of copper - here she stands on a copper ingot shaped like the hide of an ox for easy shipping. Dimensions: height: 9.9 cm


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Medium
  1. Bronze

Picture Type
  1. Object

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Society & Culture Art & Literature

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History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4099x5421
File Size : 65,100kb


Aliases

  1. AN1971.888
  1. AN_1971_888-a
  1. 0870000466
  1. 2-673-588
  1. 2673588
  1. AN1971.888


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