SUMERIAN PLATE DEPICTING ISHTAR MESOPOTAMIAN GODDESS OF WAR & SEXUAL LOVE R171
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:3511 | Material: Bronze |
Description: SUMERIAN CA.2500 BC PLATE DEPICTING ISHTAR MESOPOTAMIAN GODDESS OF WAR AND SEXUAL LOVE Ishtar, (Akkadian), Sumerian Inanna, in Mesopotamian religion, goddess of war and sexual love. Ishtar is the Akkadian counterpart of the West Semitic goddess Astarte. Inanna, an important goddess in the Sumerian pantheon, came to be identified with Ishtar, but it is uncertain whether Inanna is also of Semitic origin or whether, as is more li...kely, her similarity to Ishtar caused the two to be identified. In the figure of Inanna several traditions seem to have been combined: she is sometimes the daughter of the sky god An, sometimes his wife; in other myths she is the daughter of Nanna, god of the moon, or of the wind god, Enlil. In her earliest manifestations she was associated with the storehouse and thus personified as the goddess of dates, wool, meat, and grain; the storehouse gates were her emblem. She was also the goddess of rain and thunderstorms—leading to her association with An, the sky god—and was often pictured with the lion, whose roar resembled thunder. The power attributed to her in war may have arisen from her connection with storms. Inanna was also a fertility figure, and, as goddess of the storehouse and the bride of the god Dumuzi-Amaushumgalana, who represented the growth and fecundity of the date palm, she was characterized as young, beautiful, and impulsive—never as helpmate or mother. She is sometimes referred to as the Lady of the Date Clusters.
Condition: Intact, no visible repairs or cracks.
Measurements: 100 MM : 145 GR
Provenance: From an old British collection;
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Condition: Intact, no visible repairs or cracks.
Measurements: 100 MM : 145 GR
Provenance: From an old British collection;
All items with come with an individual certificate
Postage:
We offer combine postage within the same auction, on the end of each auction please wait for your final invoice, payments not received after 2 days will have cases open automatically by Ebay.
Shipping:
All items are posted up to 48 hours after payment is made with registered mail. Deliveries within the UK would take between 1-3 business working days. Deliveries within EU and the Rest of the World would take between 5 to 20 working days.
Returns:
If, for any reason within 30 days, you are not happy with your purchase, please contact us immediately. Return the item with registered mail in condition it was sent for a full refund including original price and shipping.
