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| Keywords: Ishtar vase Louvre AO17000-detail.jpg Ishtar Vase Vase d'Ishtar Detail of ancient Mesopotamian so-called Ishtar Vase terracotta with cut moulded and painted decoration from Larsa early 2nd millennium BC Shows a representation of the goddess Ishtar Inana/Inanna naked winged and wearing a version of the horned cap or tiara 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 She is surrounded by birds fish a bull and a tortoise not visible in this crop Ishtar nue coiffée de la tiare à cornes entourée par des oiseaux des poissons un taureau et une tortue ca 1999 1599 BC terracotta ; decoration painted decoration incised cm 26 2 13 Institution Louvre object department Near Eastern antiquities room ID 105 24753 object history credit line ProvenanceEvent excavation André Parrot 1933 Larsa accession number Louvre number 17000 artwork license PD-old-100-1923 own User Jastrow/cc-by-2 5 photo date 2009-02 photo license Cc-by-2 5 Ishtar_vase_Louvre_AO17000 jpg Ishtar vase Boar tusk headgear 2nd-millennium BC pottery Female human genitals in art | ||||
