Statue of Baphomet

Statue of Baphomet
Statue of Baphomet unveiled in Detroit, Michigan
ArtistMark Porter
Year2015 (2015)
Mediumbronze
SubjectBaphomet
Dimensions260 cm × 141 cm × 118 cm (102 in × 55.5 in × 46.5 in)
Weight3,000 pounds (1,400 kg)
LocationSalem, Massachusetts
WebsiteSalem Art Gallery

Statue of Baphomet is a monumental bronze statue commissioned by the Satanic Temple, crowdfunded in 2014 and unveiled in 2015. The statue has figured in public challenges against the display of the Ten Commandments at two state capitols.

Depicting Baphomet, a goat-headed, angel-winged humanoid symbol of the occult, the statue stands 8.5 feet (2.6 m) tall, weighing over 3,000 lb (1,400 kg), and includes a prominent pentagram as well as two smiling youths gazing up at the seated central figure. Petitions to display Baphomet on public grounds have resulted in arguments concerning religious equality. Production of the statue, and its initial notoriety, is featured in the 2019 Hail Satan? documentary.