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Terracotta figurines, originally 4–5 inches in height, were uncovered from the rubble of Ashkelon’s destruction. Although the excavators do not yet know the name of the deity shown, a silver plaque of the Syrian goddess Ishtar/Ashtarte, the “Queen of Heaven,” has been found at Ekron; the goddess Asherah is attested on seventh-century ostraca from Ekron as well.