Detail of ancient Mesopotamian so-called "Ishtar Vase" (vase d'Ishtar), terracotta with cut, moulded, and painted decoration, from Larsa, early 2nd millennium BC. Shows a representation of the goddess Ishtar (Inana/Inanna), winged and wearing a version of the horned cap of divinity. The pubic triangle and belly-button are heavily emphasized, while the breasts were crudely scratched in as an afterthought. For discussion of similar artistic depictions, and whether they are always truly of Ishtar, see Gods, Demons, and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary by Jeremy Black and Anthony Green (1992, ISBN 0-292-70794-0), p. 144.
Date ancient artefact; photographed January or February 2009 by User:Jastrow, cropped March 2009 by User:AnonMoos
Source Cropped version of Cc-by-2.5 image File:Ishtar vase Louvre AO17000.jpg uploaded by User:Jastrow.
Author unknown ancient artist, photographed by User:Jastrow
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