Journal of Mediterranean Studies, Volume 3Mediterranean Institute, University of Malta, 1993 |
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... stone was not necessarily fixed permanently to a lower support . This could therefore have been a portable object , a possibility discussed below . The function of the two holes is not easily established . It is likely that they were ...
... stone was not necessarily fixed permanently to a lower support . This could therefore have been a portable object , a possibility discussed below . The function of the two holes is not easily established . It is likely that they were ...
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... stone . Type B includes fully ovoid betyl stones , which are quite rare in Phoenicia . A cultic object of this shape appears with a coiling snake on a coin from Tyre , and is suggested by the hollow sphinx throne carved on the Louvre ...
... stone . Type B includes fully ovoid betyl stones , which are quite rare in Phoenicia . A cultic object of this shape appears with a coiling snake on a coin from Tyre , and is suggested by the hollow sphinx throne carved on the Louvre ...
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... stone , menhir or sacred pillar . This particular cultic object was related to a male deity and was associated with biblical ' high places ' ( bamōth ) and with the ' asherah or wooden post , usually representing a fertility goddess ...
... stone , menhir or sacred pillar . This particular cultic object was related to a male deity and was associated with biblical ' high places ' ( bamōth ) and with the ' asherah or wooden post , usually representing a fertility goddess ...
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Journal of Mediterranean Studies | 1 |
Continuities Contradictions | 30 |
The Caccia di Tori Regeneration | 46 |
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