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title: Goddess Astarte Votive Plaque
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7204/goddess-astarte-votive-plaque/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Goddess Astarte Votive Plaque

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

## Image File

[![Goddess Astarte Votive Plaque](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7204.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7204.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is baked clay votive plaque of a nude woman in low relief, most likely the goddess [Astarte](https://www.worldhistory.org/astarte/). Her [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) style wig was painted black. She puts her hands at her breasts. The hole at the top is for suspension. This is a development of the Late [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/) Canaanite type. Phoenician or Cypro-[Archaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Archaic/), 6th century BCE. From [Grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) 11 at Tharros, Sardinia, modern-day [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). (The British Museum, London)

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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. (2017, September 06). Goddess Astarte Votive Plaque. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7204/goddess-astarte-votive-plaque/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Goddess Astarte Votive Plaque." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 06, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7204/goddess-astarte-votive-plaque/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Goddess Astarte Votive Plaque." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Sep 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7204/goddess-astarte-votive-plaque/>.

## License & Copyright

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