Western Asiatic Canaanite Bronze Statue of Baal 1500 BC
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Canaanite Bronze Statue of Baal, Western Asiatic culture, ca. 1500 BC, 5.1 cm high and 14.3 g, in Good condition and authentic Original/official.
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Ancient Near East, Hittite or Canaan/Holy Land, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A bronze statuette showing the god Baal as an elongated, thin body with arms curved out to the sides and a head with a conical crown above a clearly face. Baal is the chief deity of Canaanite religion, a storm god associated with the fertility of the land, often depicted in an abstract but recognizably human way. H. 5.1 cm. Weight 14.3 g.
Ancient idols like this one, that reduce the human figure to a simple collection of shapes and lines, are considered some of our oldest abstract art. They fascinate us today in part because they hint at a belief system and cosmology that we can no longer access or understand. Instead, we guess at the meaning - Are they fertility charms? Representations of old gods (baal) ? Were they made to be carried as apotropaic charms, or simply to be placed in tombs? Their mute figures raise more questions than they answer.
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Ancient Near East, Hittite or Canaan/Holy Land, ca. late 2nd to early 1st millennium BCE. A bronze statuette showing the god Baal as an elongated, thin body with arms curved out to the sides and a head with a conical crown above a clearly face. Baal is the chief deity of Canaanite religion, a storm god associated with the fertility of the land, often depicted in an abstract but recognizably human way. H. 5.1 cm. Weight 14.3 g.
Ancient idols like this one, that reduce the human figure to a simple collection of shapes and lines, are considered some of our oldest abstract art. They fascinate us today in part because they hint at a belief system and cosmology that we can no longer access or understand. Instead, we guess at the meaning - Are they fertility charms? Representations of old gods (baal) ? Were they made to be carried as apotropaic charms, or simply to be placed in tombs? Their mute figures raise more questions than they answer.
Will be shipped registered and insured. I combine shipping. See also my other auctions.
I only ship in EU. When you bid make sure you have a shipping adress in EU.
The supplier warrants that they obtained this lot in a legal manner.
The seller guarantees that they are entitled to sell/export this lot.
The seller will take care that any necessary permits, like an export license, will be arranged.
The seller will inform the buyer about the status of the permits if this takes more than a few days.
Details
Culture
Western Asiatic
Century/timeframe
1500 BC
Name of object
Canaanite Bronze Statue of Baal 1500 BC
Acquired from
Antique market
Year acquired
1999
Country acquired from
Europe
Condition
Good
Previous owner acquired from
Antique market
Previous owner - year acquired
1980
Previous owner - country acquired from
Europe
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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The seller was informed by Catawiki about documentation requirements and guarantees the following: - the object was legally obtained, - the seller has the right to sell and/or export the object, as relevant, - the seller will provide the necessary provenance information and arrange required documentation and permits/licenses, as applicable and as per local laws, - the seller will notify the buyer of any delays in obtaining permits/licenses. By bidding, you acknowledge that import documentation may be required depending on your country of residence and that obtaining permits/licenses may cause delays in the delivery of your object.
