Marble Head from the Sanctuary of Eshmun

This head originates from The Temple of Eshmun, an ancient place of worship dedicated to Eshmun, the Phoenician god of healing. It is located near the Awali river in southwestern Lebanon. Apart from the large decorative elements, carved friezes and mosaics which were left in situ, many artifacts were recovered and moved from the Eshmun Temple to the national museum, the Louvre or are in possession of the Lebanese directorate general of antiquities. Some of these smaller finds include a collection of inscribed ostraca unearthed by Dunand providing rare examples of cursive Phoenician writing in the Phoenician mainland. This marble head of a child was found at the Eshmun Temple site, originating from the 4th century BC.该孩童头像出自埃什蒙神庙——一座供奉腓尼基医疗之神埃什蒙的古代祭祀圣地，该神庙遗址坐落于黎巴嫩西南部的阿瓦利河畔。 除大量装饰构件、雕刻饰带与镶嵌画仍保留于原位（in situ）外，众多文物已被发掘并从埃什蒙神庙移送至国家博物馆、卢浮宫，或由黎巴嫩古物总局（Lebanese Directorate General of Antiquities）收藏。其中小型出土文物包含迪南发掘的一批带铭文陶片（ostraca），这些陶片为腓尼基本土的草书体腓尼基文字提供了罕见实证。 这件孩童大理石头像出土于埃什蒙神庙遗址，年代可追溯至公元前4世纪。