 IAA Number: 2006-998
 | Object's Name: Cult Stand Shrine Model, Decorated in Relief
Period: Iron IIA
Material: Pottery
Site: Yavne (north-west)
Description: A rectangular stand, Shrine model. Three rectangular openings are cut
in each of the long walls, opposite one another, and one opening in
each of the short walls. It seems that originaly female figures,
maybe a goddess, were standing on these openings, like the central
'Pillar-like'
figurine. On both sides of the figure two naturalistic date
palms.
Bibliography: Ziffer, I., Kletter, R. 2007. In the Field of the Philistines, Cult Furnishings from the Favissa of a Yavneh Temple. Tel Aviv, 58-61.
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