The calf and its shrine
Pottery and silver-plated bronze
Statuette: H: 10.5 cm; L: 11 cm
Model shrine: H: 25 cm; W: 12 cm
IAA:
1990-1119, 1990-1120
Archaeology/Chalcolithic & Canaanite Periods
This statuette of a calf, found inside the small model shrine, was discovered in a temple in Ashkelon. The horned calf symbolized the young and energetic storm god.
From the Israel Museum publications:
The Israel Museum, Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2005
Zalmona, Yigal, ed., The Israel Museum at 40: Masterworks of Beauty and Sanctity, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2005
Exhibitions:
Ashkelon: A Retrospective - 30 Years of the Leon Levy Expedition, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 10/07/2016 - 05/08/2017
Digital presentation of this object was made possible by:
The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir
