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title: Ashkelon Calf and Its Shrine
author: Dana Murray
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3628/ashkelon-calf-and-its-shrine/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ashkelon Calf and Its Shrine

_Authored by [Dana Murray](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/murrayd7/)_

## Image File

[![Ashkelon Calf and Its Shrine](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3628.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3628.jpg)

## Image Caption

From Ashkelon, 16th century BCE, [pottery](https://www.worldhistory.org/pottery/) and [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/)-plated [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/). The statuette of a calf was found inside the small model shrine, discovered in a [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) in Ashkelon. The horned calf is meant to symbolize the young and energetic storm [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/). Located and photographed in the [Israel](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Israel/) Museum, [Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/jerusalem/).

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## About the Author

PhD student with interest in the art, architecture, and religion of ancient Greece and the Near East.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Murray, D. (2015, February 05). Ashkelon Calf and Its Shrine. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3628/ashkelon-calf-and-its-shrine/>
### Chicago
Murray, Dana. "Ashkelon Calf and Its Shrine." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 05, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3628/ashkelon-calf-and-its-shrine/>.
### MLA
Murray, Dana. "Ashkelon Calf and Its Shrine." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Feb 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3628/ashkelon-calf-and-its-shrine/>.

## License & Copyright

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