Observations on the Terracotta Statuettes of Aphrodite from Mt. Carmel and Dardanos

Sonia Muczink, Asher Ovadiah,

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Abstract

Two terracotta statuettes, one from a prehistoric cave (Wadi el-Maghara) at the foot of western Mt. Carmel and the other from a tomb in Dardanos, Turkey, both of the Hellenistic period, display a great resemblance to one another, despite the geographical distance between the two. This paper examines the iconographical and stylistic similarities, differences and the possible functions of the two statuettes.

Parole chiave

• Afrodite
• Israele