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This figurine is a schematic melding of a woman
and the chair upon which she sits. Small, cult
statuettes of this type were clearly inspired by
Mycenaean art from woman represented the
'mother goddess'. The 'Ashdoda', so-named by
the archaeologist who discovered her at Ashdod,
is covered with the black and red painted
decoration characteristic of the Philistine pottery.
This is not surprising, as Ashdod was one of the
five Philistine cities mentioned in the Bible. The
Philistines, who settled along the coast at the
beginning pf the 12th century B.C.E., were part
of a larger wave of migration from the Aegean
islands. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities
Authority.
and the chair upon which she sits. Small, cult
statuettes of this type were clearly inspired by
Mycenaean art from woman represented the
'mother goddess'. The 'Ashdoda', so-named by
the archaeologist who discovered her at Ashdod,
is covered with the black and red painted
decoration characteristic of the Philistine pottery.
This is not surprising, as Ashdod was one of the
five Philistine cities mentioned in the Bible. The
Philistines, who settled along the coast at the
beginning pf the 12th century B.C.E., were part
of a larger wave of migration from the Aegean
islands. Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities
Authority.
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