Stela
ID: INSGET10
The carved basalt stela was found at the Iron Age Gate at et-Tell (probably biblical Geshur). Note the bull-headed figure that is placed upon a tripod and wearing a sword. It may be a representation of the storm god Hadad.
The stela dates to the 9th or 8th centuries BC.
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Keywords: Stele, Stela Stelae, High Place Places, Stair Stairs, Basalt, Gate Gates, Iron II Period, Old Testament, David, Absalom, Geshur, Bethsaida, et-Tell, Rami Arav, Sea of Galilee, North, Israel, INSGET10, Gilbert