Phoenician goddess Astarte

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Copper alloy statuette of Phoenician goddess Astarte c. 1000 BC., associated with war as well as passion and sex. She was widely worshipped across the Levant. Like Aphrodite, or Venus, in art her sexual power was expressed through her nudity. Her Egyptian style headdress is supported by a dove, a bird commonly associated with Aphrodite. She is holding a garland and a piece of fruit.

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Size: 4824px × 7236px
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Photo credit: © DAVID PARKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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