Lot Essay
Cf. D. Collon, Ancient Near Eastern Art, The British Museum, 1995, pp.101-103, pl. 83/84 for the type.
CIRCA 1850-1650 B.C.
Details
An Old Babylonian pottery plaque
Circa 1850-1650 B.C.
Rectangular, moulded in relief with a figure of Ishtar, the goddess of fertility, love and war, depicted holding an axe in her right hand and characteristic scimitar in her left
4½ x 2½in. (11.4 x 6.5cm.)
Circa 1850-1650 B.C.
Rectangular, moulded in relief with a figure of Ishtar, the goddess of fertility, love and war, depicted holding an axe in her right hand and characteristic scimitar in her left
4½ x 2½in. (11.4 x 6.5cm.)