Title
A lady, holding a mace, worships the goddess Ishtar in the goddess of war aspect
Caption
A lady, holding a mace, worships the goddess Ishtar in the goddess of war aspect, She is armed with bow and arrows, quiver, mace and other weapons and is staning on a crouching lion symbol of aggression. Above the godesss crown is a representation of the planet Venus indicating that she could be worshipped as both male and female Ishtar, reflecting her dual role of sex and war as well as the evening and morning aspects of Venus. Other symbols like the palm and the goats point to Ishtars fertility aspect. Assyrian. Neo Assyrian 720 700 BC. Material : Green Chalcedony
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A18_020
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
30,0Mb (1,5Mb) / 14,2in x 8,2in / 4271 x 2459 (300dpi)