Sujet
Seal showing the goddess Ishtar, Neo-Assyrian, c720-c700 BC. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Seal showing the goddess Ishtar, Neo-Assyrian, c720-c700 BC. Assyrian cylinder-seal impression showing Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of sexuality and warfare. From the British Museum's collection. Ishtar's strength is shown by weapons rising from her shoulders. She appears to have been associated with the Sumerian goddess Inana and both deities are depicted with symbols of fertility, such as the date palm, and of aggression, such as the lion.
Date
720e siècle av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon
Notre référence
HRM19B75_362
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,5Mo (1,4Mo) / 41,2cm x 30,7cm / 4871 x 3622 (300dpi)