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Babylonian Mesopotamian Goddess Ishtar Ashtart Sculpture Statue
Item No. 2086
Reproduction of Original from the Louvre Museum, Paris. 2000 B.C.
So common in the Mesopotamian area were the clay figurines of Ishtar / Inanna / Ashtart in her
characteristic breast-offering pose, that this has come to be known among archaeologists as "The Ishtar
Pose". She was addressed as"Mother of the Fruitful Breast", Queen of Heaven, Light of the World, Creator
of People, Mother of Deities, River of Life, Etc. The breast-offering pose suggested her function as the
Goddess of all nourishment and fertility. Ishtar, also known as Innana in Sumeria is, above all, a lunar
Goddess who gives life as the waxing moon and then withdraws it as the waning moon. The light and dark
dimensions to her power, her dying and resurrected son-lover Tammuz, who annually descends to the
underworld and rises again from it-all suggest a lunar mythology which revolves around the connection
made between the light and dark lunar phases and rhythmic alteration of the Earth's fertility.
Made of cast stone.
Dimensions: 11.5"H (29cm)
Weight: 5 lbs
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Item No. 2086
Reproduction of Original from the Louvre Museum, Paris. 2000 B.C.
So common in the Mesopotamian area were the clay figurines of Ishtar / Inanna / Ashtart in her
characteristic breast-offering pose, that this has come to be known among archaeologists as "The Ishtar
Pose". She was addressed as"Mother of the Fruitful Breast", Queen of Heaven, Light of the World, Creator
of People, Mother of Deities, River of Life, Etc. The breast-offering pose suggested her function as the
Goddess of all nourishment and fertility. Ishtar, also known as Innana in Sumeria is, above all, a lunar
Goddess who gives life as the waxing moon and then withdraws it as the waning moon. The light and dark
dimensions to her power, her dying and resurrected son-lover Tammuz, who annually descends to the
underworld and rises again from it-all suggest a lunar mythology which revolves around the connection
made between the light and dark lunar phases and rhythmic alteration of the Earth's fertility.
Made of cast stone.
Dimensions: 11.5"H (29cm)
Weight: 5 lbs
SHIPPING: Displayed shipping cost may refer for US customers only but we also ship worldwide - please
contact us for a shipping quote if you are ordering outside USA.
Note: The "Ancient Sculpture Gallery" logo over the picture is only a copyright computer watermark which
shows only on the image - it is not part of, or on the actual product.
$49.99
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