Votive Statue of Melqart

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by Carole Raddato
published on 04 May 2016

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Votive Statue of Melqart — Votive statue of Melqart from Gades (Cadiz, Spain), 7th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Seville). Melquart was a Phoenician god and patron god of the city of Tyre.

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Carole Raddato

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2016, May 04). Votive Statue of Melqart. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/5032/

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Raddato, Carole. "Votive Statue of Melqart." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 04, 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/image/5032/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Votive Statue of Melqart." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 May 2016. Web. 21 Oct 2020.

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