CIRCA 1900 B.C.

Details

A Canaanite gold and silver foil covered copper or bronze figure of Baal
Circa 1900 B.C.
The standing god with hollowed eyes wearing ridged curls with herringbone braided design at the back, with a top-knot or tang above; his arms, bent at the elbows, are raised in front of him, with pierced clenched fists, wearing a breast plate and short tunic, silver overlay visible beneath the gold foil on both arms and back of head and neck; large tang protruding beneath the feet, mounted with stand
9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high; 5 ft. 1¾ in. (1.57 m.) high including stand

Lot Essay

Cf. O. Negbi, Canaanite Gods in Metal, Tel Aviv, 1976, similar to the 'Ugarit' Group, see nos. 60 (Museé d'art et d'histoire, Genève no. 19481), 62 (Louvre AO 20118) and 66 (Louvre AO 3159). Also, D. von Bothmer (ed.), Glories of the Past: Ancient Art from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1990, pp. 73-74, nos. 54-55.

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