Syria produced a great number of bronze votive figurines meant to be placed in sanctuaries. According to a recent study, three quarters of the 2000 figurines that have come down to us represent gods, almost all of them male, shown in war-like poses. This one, which was cast in one piece using the lost-wax method, represents the Hittite god of war Teshub. He bears a bow in his left hand and a curved sword in his right.
Provenance: unknown.
Era: Middle Bronze (circa 1800 BC).
Substance: bronze.
Dimensions: 12.5 x 5 x 3.5 cm.
Text: Fortin (p. 107).
Photo: Georg Gerster.
Collection of the National Museum of Damascus.
Michel Fortin, Syria, Land of Civilization. Les Éditions de l'Homme, Musée de la Civilisation de Québec 1999.
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