ꜥAsherah through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and craftsmen across the ages
Canaanite goddess figurine identified as Asherah, 13th century BCE; photographed by Sigal Lea Raveh at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
Canaanite fertility-goddess figurine from Revadim, possibly Asherah, shown with the twins Shahar and Shalem in her womb; 13th century BCE, Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Photo by פעמי-עליון.
Four-tiered cultic incense stand from Ta’anach, c. 10th century BCE, decorated with a goddess, lions, sacred tree and ibexes—iconography associated with Asherah; Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Photo by פעמי-עליון.
Khirbet el-Qom burial inscription, 8th century BCE, reading “Blessed be Uriyahu by Yahweh and by his Asherah”; Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Photo by פעמי-עליון.
Painted drawing on a jar from Kuntillet Ajrud (Horvat Teman), 8th century BCE, showing two figures together with the inscription “Yahweh and his Asherah.”
Egyptian limestone stele of Qetesh (Qudshu), a goddess often syncretised with Asherah/Athirat, standing on a lion and flanked by Min and Resheph; 14th century BCE, Louvre Museum, Paris. Photo by Rama.
