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title: Double-Faced Female Figure of Astarte[?]
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10079/double-faced-female-figure-of-astarte/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Double-Faced Female Figure of Astarte[?]

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Double-Faced Female Figure of Astarte[?]](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10079.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10079.jpg)

## Image Caption

This limestone head probably represents the goddess [Astarte](https://www.worldhistory.org/astarte/). Some of the ivory inlays still remain within the eye sockets while holes on the collar were probably for inlay decorations. Four such heads were discovered together in 1968 CE and a fifth one was found in 2011 CE. They have holes on the top and bottom and were probably set as a balustrade in the window of an Ammonite [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/), to give a chance to devotees praying outside to see one face, while priests in the holy interior could see the other face. [Iron Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Iron_Age/) II mid-8th century BCE. From Amman Citadel, [Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/). (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, February 18). Double-Faced Female Figure of Astarte\[?\]. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10079/double-faced-female-figure-of-astarte/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Double-Faced Female Figure of Astarte\[?\]." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 18, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10079/double-faced-female-figure-of-astarte/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Double-Faced Female Figure of Astarte\[?\]." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Feb 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10079/double-faced-female-figure-of-astarte/>.

## License & Copyright

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