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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Ashdoda Figurine Fragment
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Ashdoda Figurine Fragment

Place ExcavatedJerusalem, Palestine, Asia
Place ExcavatedJerusalem, Israel, Asia
CulturePhilistine
PeriodIron Age II
Date1000-586 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineJerusalem Excavations, 1961-1968
Dimensions3 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 13/16 in. (9.5 x 5 x 2 cm)
Object number1966.320
Label TextThis "Ashdoda" figurine fragment is from Jerusalem and demonstrates Philistine culture in the Levant during the Iron Age. The four-legged seat, displayed here, originally was attached to a flat, vertical back, shaped in the form of a female figure with a long neck, large pinched nose, and appliqued eyes. Used as cult objects, these figurines were a schematic representation of a female deity and throne and reflect a Mycenaean religious heritage that was reserved by the Philistines.
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - 2004
ProvenanceExcavated by Kathleen Kenyon (1906-1978), Jerusalem.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art