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Male Votive Figure of Baal
Syrianearly 2nd millennium BC (Middle Bronze Age (MB I/II A))
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
This solid cast bronze figurine served as a votive offering, and represents the Canaanite war god, Baal, bringer of the autumnal rains and suppressor of the destructive flood waters. He probably wore a gold skirt and may have carried a mace in one of his clenched fists.
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Details
- Title: Male Votive Figure of Baal
- Creator Nationality: Syrian
- Date Created: early 2nd millennium BC (Middle Bronze Age (MB I/II A))
- Physical Dimensions: w6.65 x h5.15 x d4.8 cm
- Type: figurines;votive images
- Rights: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- External Link: The Walters Art Museum
- Medium: bronze
- Provenance: Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Place of Discovery: Levantine (in present-day Syria)
- ExhibitionHistory: Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me. The Jewish Museum, New York. 1964; The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995; Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1998-2001
- Artist: Syrian
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