Mesopotamia
Serpentine
Circa 2nd to 1st millennium BC
Height: 3 3/4 inches (9,52 cm) Width: 1 7/8 inches (4.76 cm)
Provenance: Sumer Gallery, Henry Anavian, New York, 1980s
The primary Sumerian fertility goddesses were Inanna (later known as Ishtar in Akkadian and Babylonian mythology) and Ninhursa. This is an early example with a well-worn patina and surface.
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Mesopotamia
Serpentine
Circa 2nd to 1st millennium BC
Height: 3 3/4 inches (9,52 cm) Width: 1 7/8 inches (4.76 cm)
Provenance: Sumer Gallery, Henry Anavian, New York, 1980s
The primary Sumerian fertility goddesses were Inanna (later known as Ishtar in Akkadian and Babylonian mythology) and Ninhursa. This is an early example with a well-worn patina and surface.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.