Votive Altar for Astarte

Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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This is a limestone votive altar dedicated to the mother goddess Astarte. End of the 5th century to the beginning of the 4th century BCE. From Lebanon, probably from Fii village. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, June 02). Votive Altar for Astarte. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8771/votive-altar-for-astarte/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Votive Altar for Astarte." World History Encyclopedia, June 02, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8771/votive-altar-for-astarte/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Votive Altar for Astarte." World History Encyclopedia, 02 Jun 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8771/votive-altar-for-astarte/.

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