Lachish ewer

The Lachish ewer is an artifact discovered at Tell el-Duweir, identified as the site of the ancient city of Lachish, one of the most important cities in the Kingdom of Judah. It shows iconicity in its simple and graphic design, characterized by the effervescent depiction of gazelles mid-pronk. The common goats flanking a tree motif is known from very early examples, like old Babylonian Akkadian, on. During this era they symbolize the goddess Asherah.

The jug is considered as important as pithos A from Kuntillet Ajrud and the Ta'anakh cult stand. It is one of the most common points of reference to demonstrate the typical characteristics of art of its type and era, its attention-grabbing aspect being an unmistakable menorah-like tree as the object of focus and a manifestation of the goddess. In fact "the" Asherah tree influenced the menorah. The jar shows an example of how the tree and pubic triangle can be synonymous or interchangeable.