You are hereHomeBARJuly/August 1987Cult Stands: A Bewildering Variety of Shapes and Sizes For square limestone altars without horns see Aharoni, Arad, IEJ 17 (1967), pl. 47; and with horns, see Loud, Megiddo II: Plates, pl. 254:1. The Old Testament refers to the horns on the altar, see, for instance, 1 Kings 2:28. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.