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Bull statuette
UnknownIron Age I, 12th century BCE
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Found at an open-air ritual site in the Israelite heartland, this fine statuette brings to mind the golden calf of the Exodus story, as well as the golden calves placed by King Jeroboam I in Bethel and Dan. Canaanite in inspiration, it attests to Israelite adoption of a Canaanite motif. For the Israelites it may have symbolized God, or the pedestal of the unseen God.
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Details
- Title: Bull statuette
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: Iron Age I, 12th century BCE
- Location: Samaria region
- Type: Statuette
- Rights: SAOJS, Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- External Link: Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: H: 12.5; L: 17.5 cm
- Curator: Dayagi-Mendels, Michal
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