c. 2nd Millennium BC

A Syro-Hittite bird-headed goddess stands with both feet together, the legs delineated by an incised line. The arms reach under her breasts. The breasts, eyes and bellybutton are depicted with applied and pierced pellets. She wears a necklace of applied clay and an elaborate pierced headdress.

In original condition.

11.7 x 3.5 cm (4.6 x 1.4 inches)

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The goddess of fecundity, Astarte, was responsible for the fertility of the land and the people. She is the Semitic equivalent of the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar and the Greek goddess Aphrodite.