Related%20passage for Avodah Zarah 4:6

עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה שֶׁהִנִּיחוּהָ עוֹבְדֶיהָ בִּשְׁעַת שָׁלוֹם, מֻתֶּרֶת. בִּשְׁעַת מִלְחָמָה, אֲסוּרָה. בִּימוֹסְיָאוֹת שֶׁל מְלָכִים, הֲרֵי אֵלּוּ מֻתָּרוֹת, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁמַּעֲמִידִין אוֹתָם בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהַמְּלָכִים עוֹבְרִים:

An idolatry left behind by its worshipers — If [they left it behind] in a time of peace, it is permitted [Since they went of their own volition and did not take it with them, (it is a sign that) they nullified it]; in a time of war, it is forbidden. The bimusioth of kings [hewn stones fixed on the road for the king as pedestals for idolatry, so that when he passes by there he may bow down to it] are permitted because they are placed there when the kings pass by. The Gemara explains: "Because they place it down." That is, they are not fixed there for all times, but only when the kings pass by. And there are times when the kings pass over different roads and are not concerned for them. Therefore, they are not considered "appurtenances of idolatry."]

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