Description:

Ancient Near East, modern day Syria, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A mold-pressed terracotta plaque depicting an ancient deity, probably Ishara who first appeared in Ebla and was part of the Hurrian pantheon and later became adopted by the Hittite pantheon. Ishara is the love goddess usually associated with Ishtar in the Hurrian and Semitic traditions. The name Ishara is the Hittite word meaning "treaty" or "binding promise", and as such, she is also known as a goddess of the oath. Ishara was associated with the underworld, and her astrological symbol is the Scorpio constellation. Here she is presented nude from the waist up with hands over her middle, with a frontal visage comprised of simple features and long hair, and flanked by a pair of symmetrically depicted scorpions. Custom stand. Size: 2.75" W x 3" H (7 cm x 7.6 cm); 4.125" H (10.5 cm) on stand

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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#121061

  • Condition: Losses to lower section and peripheries. Surface wear with hairline fissures and nicks commensurate with age.

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