/internal/media/dispatcher/608466/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailModel shrine with nude goddess6th–3rd century B.C.Height x width: 26 x 14.3 cm (10 1/4 x 5 5/8 in.)
Base: 6 1/2 x 3"
Depth w/ Mount: 4"TerracottaMuseum purchase with funds donated by Alan M. and Marcia May1990.6051The plaque is a mixture of Mediterranean/Near Eastern styles that characterize Phoenician art. It represents the ancient Canaanite goddess Astarte, shown nude like the Mesopotamian Ishtar, but with an Egyptian face and wig. She stands within a shrine protected by typically Near Eastern snarling lions that support Egyptian columns surmounted by heads of the Egyptian god Bes.Sculpture26.00000000000.000000000016464201