A CANAANITE BRONZE FEMALE DEITY
A CANAANITE BRONZE FEMALE DEITY

CIRCA FIRST HALF OF THE SECOND MILLENNIUM B.C.

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A CANAANITE BRONZE FEMALE DEITY
Circa First Half of the Second Millennium B.C.
Depicted standing with her hands resting on her abdomen, right below left, with long legs, a raised pubic triangle, a slender waist and small breasts, her large head with prominent ears and nose, a small mouth and lidded eyes beneath arching brows, wearing a conical cap, with two long braids falling in back
9¼ in. (23.5 cm) high

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Compare the female figure from the Lebanese mountains, no. 98 in Spycket, The Human Form Divine.

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