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Domestic altar

Unknown4000 BC

Museo Sefardí

Museo Sefardí
Toledo, Spain

A cylindrical-shaped domestic deity altar, likely representing fertility deities or mother goddesses who ensured the abundance of harvests. The upper part features a concave recess, serving as a receptacle for offerings.
This piece is of great importance because it is one of the earliest artistic and religious manifestations of the culture, offering insight into the symbolism and ideology of these Ancient Bronze Age cultures, which predated the historical monarchies or states of Israel and Judah in the 1st millennium.

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  • Title: Domestic altar
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 4000 BC
  • Physical Dimensions: 48 x 27,50 cm
  • Type: Archaeology
  • External Link: CERES
  • Medium: Basalt
Museo Sefardí

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