Moloch (Phoenician god)
- Inventory number:
- Ск-240
- Author:
- Unknown
- Creation Date:
- 19th century
- Provenance:
- Museum of Ethnography and Crafts
- Technique:
- casting
- Size:
- 9 x 3.5 cm
- Material:
- bronze
- Type of object:
- Sculpture
From the period of the Renaissance in Europe, interest appears not only in historyof Ancient Grece and Rome, but also in the history of other ancient civilizations, in particular those mentioned in the Bible. This interest led to the collection of artifacts belonged to these cultures and, inevitably, to the appearance of replicas and fakes.
