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Collections

Ishtarcirca 2000 B.C.

Not on view
Small ancient ceramic figurine with stylized human form, pierced disk eyes, dotted decorative bands, and an elaborate perforated headdress, pale tan earthenware
Title
Ishtar
Culture
Babylonian
Place Made
Mesopotamia
Date Made
circa 2000 B.C.
Medium
Terra cotta
Dimensions
Height: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.13
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.