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Multi-periodSite Name: Tel TaanachCountry: Israel
NOTE: This site is 10.016 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Umm El-Fahm Nearest Village: Ti'anik
Latitude: 32.516626N Longitude: 35.216507E
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
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An elaborate terra-cotta cult stand from ancient Taanach in northern Israel may have been used in the worship of Astarte. Just over twenty-one inches in height, it dates to the tenth century BCE, during the period when the Israelites were establishing themselves in the land. In the centre of the bottom level, as if underpinning everything, stands a naked goddess controlling two flanking lions. The second register contains an empty, door-like space flanked by winged sphinxes wearing goddess locks. On the next level, two ibexes nibble at a sacred tree, a scene which is flanked by lions. The top register is occupied by a quadruped, either a bull calf or a young horse, which strides between two door posts. Above it is a rayed or winged sun disc.
Explanations of the stand vary from understanding it as totally Canaanite to its being an Israelite cult object dedicated to the Israelite deity and a consort . There is, however, general agreement that the piece models a temple to the deities or deity depicted on the façade, with the tiers displaying temple scenes
More:
http://www.religion.ucsb.edu/faculty/thomas/classes/rgst116c/Taanach.pdf
http://www.matrifocus.com/IMB04/spotlight.htm
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