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THBCanaanite Bronze Figure of Baal
Lot 92d
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaanite people, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A wonderful cast-bronze figure of the god Baal, here depicted as tall and slender, with both arms outstretched, with one hand in a fist as if it once held an implement of some kind - perhaps a weapon, as they were sacred implements that the gods are often shown bearing. Baal presents nude with a petite rod-form instrument around his waist, wears his signature conical headdress that was once topped with a petite bauble, and stands atop an integral tang. His large face features a prominent nose above full lips, large ears, and bulging hemispherical eyes that were indicative of attentiveness and religious devotion. Thick layers of lustrous green, brown, and russet patina cover the entire figure and imbue it with a lovely presentation evocative of the ancient Near East. Size: 1.4" W x 6" H (3.6 cm x 15.2 cm); 6.6" H (16.8 cm) on included custom stand.
Baal was worshipped across the ancient Near East, a storm god associated with the fertility of the land, whose worship is specifically noted in the Bible. The Levant - unlike Mesopotamia and Egypt - relied upon rain for their agriculture rather than river irrigation, and dry summers were believed to be Baal's time in the underworld; his return in the autumn brought renewing rains to the landscape. "Baal" was the Semitic word meaning "lord" or "master" and Baal became the divine patron of the royal houses of Canaan.
Provenance: ex-Merrin Gallery, New York, New York, USA
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#149882Legs reattached to upper body just below genitalia, with light adhesive residue along break lines. Minor nicks and pitting to limbs and body, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations. Great green, brown, and russet patina throughout.Condition
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