Phoenician Bronze Statuette Bust of Baal on Stand Vases modern day Iraq

modern day Iraq

the god of the hunt and of the wild and forests

Provenance: Canadian collection

Circa: 4th - 3rd Century BCE

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Phoenician Bronze Statuette Bust of Baal on Stand Vases modern day IraqOriginates from: Mediterranean Coastal Levant Era: 1200 600 BCE Dimensions: 6 H x 2. 5 W x 1. 5 D A stunning and rare example of a bronze statuette bust of the Baal from the Phoenician culture of the eastern Mediterranean coast of the Levant region, circa 1200 600 BCE. Baal was recognized as one of the primarily revered deities of the culture, although the term Baal was a general term meaning lord, serving as the title for varied regional deities this