Lot Essay
For the type see no. 1391, pl. 27 in Negbi, Canaanite Gods in Metal.
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CIRCA 1500-1200 B.C.
Details
A SYRIAN BRONZE BA'AL
CIRCA 1500-1200 B.C.
The standing deity wearing a short kilt and a high conical headdress, his right hand raised, perhaps once wielding a weapon, holding a cup forward in his left hand, his long oval face with recessed eyes, the ears (one preserved) pierced twice, his left leg slightly advanced
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
CIRCA 1500-1200 B.C.
The standing deity wearing a short kilt and a high conical headdress, his right hand raised, perhaps once wielding a weapon, holding a cup forward in his left hand, his long oval face with recessed eyes, the ears (one preserved) pierced twice, his left leg slightly advanced
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Daniel M. Friedenberg; Christie's, New York, 12 December 2002, lot 287.