Ta'anakh cult stand
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The Ta'anakh cult stand was found in the ancient city of Ta'anakh in the present-day West Bank, near Megiddo, Israel. It dates to the 10th century BCE, and has various images that are related to the r
Cultic incense stand found at Ta'anach (a site on the rim of the Jezreel Valley close to Megiddo) dated to the time of Israelite occupation in the tenth century BCE
Asherah is shown in human-like and tree form. "In the centre of the bottom register stands a naked goddess, controlling, one with each hand, two flanking lions."
Earlier Hurrian cult stand
This fenestration attempt shows an irregular pattern.
Lachish ewer
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The Lachish ewer is a Late Bronze Age Canaanite jug discovered at archaeological excavations at Tell el-Duweir, identified as the site of the important ancient city of Lachish, dating from the late 13
Ta'anakh cult stand
…the Kuntillet Ajrud inscriptions, more blatantly Asheratic, during the 2010s. In fact, the stand and the inscriptions are called "as notable" as the Lachish ewer. A few such cult stands were found in Pella and Lachish though "most were unfortunately purchased from grave robbers". They are clearly connected with…
!["The dedicatory inscription on the Lachish ewer [shows] the word Elat positioned immediately over the tree, indicating the... tree as a representation](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%93_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A9_-_%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%94_%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%AA.jpg/500px-%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%93_%D7%9E%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%A9_-_%D7%A6%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8_%D7%94%D7%94%D7%A7%D7%93%D7%A9%D7%94_%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%AA.jpg)
"The dedicatory inscription on the Lachish ewer [shows] the word Elat positioned immediately over the tree, indicating the... tree as a representation of the goddess Elat."
Lachish ewer
Petroglyphs from Mount Mihya in the Negev (Lipa Gal Lookout near Avdat) depicting horned animals, probably ibex