Copper figurine of Astarte on an ingot, Late Bronze Age, c1200-1100BC. Artist: Unknown.

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Copper figurine of Astarte on an ingot, XRF done, Late Bronze Age (Late Cypriot IIIA Period), c1200-1100BC. Statuette of Astarte standing on an ingot; Cyprus' fertility goddess becomes linked with the mining of copper - here she stands on a copper ingot shaped like the hide of an ox for easy shipping. Dimensions: height: cm

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Size: 4099px × 5421px
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Photo credit: © Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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