Work of Art DetailsMale Votive Figure of Baal Description: This solid cast bronze figurine served as a votive offering, and represents the Canaanite war god, Baal, bringer of the autumnal rains and suppressor of the destructive flood waters. He probably wore a gold skirt and may have carried a mace in one of his clenched fists. Artist: Anonymous (Canaanite) Technique: solid cast Culture: Canaanite Period: Middle Bronze Age (MB I/II A) Country: Syria Style: Canaanite Provenance: Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest. Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1928 |
