Ishtar Collection

Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting a governor being introduced to the king
Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting Haskhamer, Governor of the city of Ishkun-sin is introduced to the King of Ur (Ur-Nammu) who is seated by the goddess Ishtar, note the symbol of the moon

Terracotta statue of the goddess Astarte (Ishtar), Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1150 - 1100 BC
Terracotta statue of the goddess Astarte (Ishtar), Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1150-1100 BC. Now in The Louvre

Ishtar, Queen of Night, 19th century BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
Ishtar, Queen of Night, 19th century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Terracotta Fertility goddess, Ishtar (Astarte), Old Babylonian, c2000 BC. Ishtar was the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, combat, and political power

Babylonian terracotta statuette of Astarte
Terracotta statuette of Astarte/Ishtar from Susa, from the Louvres collection

Greenstone seal of Adda, Akkadian, about 2300-2200 BC, from Mesopotamia. Akkadian religious cylinder-seal showing various gods

The Mother Goddess Ishtar, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
The Mother Goddess Ishtar, 1916. Ishtar was the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love and war. Illustration from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916

The slaying of the bull of Ishtar, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The slaying of the bull of Ishtar, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Ishtar, 1924. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Ishtar, 1924. Ida Rubinstein (1885-1960) was a Russian ballet dancer, for whom Leon Bakst designed costumes. From a private collection

Terracotta Astarte or Ishtar figure, Third Dynasty of Ur, c2100 BC. The Third Dynasty of Ur, also known as the Neo-Sumerian Empire

Terracotta figure of Ishtar, (Astarte) - fertility goddess. Old Babylonian: c2000-1600 BC
Terracotta figure of Ishtar, (Astarte), fertility goddess. Old Babylonian, c2000 BC-1600 BC

Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of the scribe Adda, 22nd century BC
Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of the scribe Adda. It represents a new year ritual, and from left to right are: Ninurth carrying a bow, Ishtar with wings, Shamash with sun-bird and saw, and Ea

Glazed Brick relief of a bull on the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC
Glazed Brick relief of a bull on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC

Babylonian terracotta plaque showing ritual fornication associated with fertility rites and cult of Ishtar/Astarte), currently at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum

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 Museums collection

Dragon sacred to the god Marduk, detail of the Ishtar Gate, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Detail of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC
Detail of the Ishtar Gate leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Brick relief of a lion on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC
Glazed Brick relief of a lion on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Sassanian dish showing a goddess seated on a lion
Sassanian silver dish showing a goddess, possibly Ishtar, seated on a lion. From the British Museums collection

Steatite bowl with mythological scenes ( Lord of the Animals ) from Khafalji, but possible of Elamite origin. The figure could be the goddess Inanna, later Ishtar

Terracotta statuette of the goddess Lama, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louve

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