Canaanite bronze figure, probably the god Baal

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A votive bronze figure depicting a god with out-stretched arms and wearing a tall conical head-dress. The figure probably depicts Baal, the Levantine god of weather, war and fertility.

Culture
Levant, Canaanite, c. 1500-1200 BC

Size
6.2 x 4.2 cms

Condition
Fragment as shown

Provenance
Ex. deceased estate, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; acquired late 20th Century

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