Mesopotamian statuette (alabaster, gold, terracotta, and rubies) of a nude woman, possibly the godde
Mesopotamian statuette (alabaster, gold, terracotta, and rubies) of a nude woman, possibly the goddess Ishtar. Artist unknown; between 3rd cent. BCE and 3rd cent. CE (Parthian period). From the necropolis of Hillah, near Babylon (in present-day Iraq now in the Louvre. -- source link
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