Ishtar Collection

Ishtar Gate, Babylon, Iraq, Middle East

BABYLON: ISHTAR GATE 600 B. C. Glazed enamel brick sirrush dragon from the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, c600 B. C
BABYLON:ISHTAR GATE 600 B.C. Glazed enamel brick sirrush dragon from the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, c600 B.C

Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting a governor being introduced to the king
Sumerian cylinder-seal impression depicting Haskhamer, Governor of the city of Ishkun-sin is introduced to the King of Ur (Ur-Nammu) who is seated by the goddess Ishtar, note the symbol of the moon

Terracotta statue of the goddess Astarte (Ishtar), Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1150 - 1100 BC
Terracotta statue of the goddess Astarte (Ishtar), Susa, Middle Elamite period, 1150-1100 BC. Now in The Louvre

Iraq - Ruins of Babylon - Ishtar Gate
3790477 Iraq - Ruins of Babylon - Ishtar Gate; (add.info.: Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - An inscription on the Ishtar Gate)

Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - The Temple of Marduk
3790475 Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - The Temple of Marduk; (add.info.: Iraq - The Ruins of Babylon - The Temple of Marduk)

Ishtar, Queen of Night, 19th century BC. Artist: Assyrian Art
Ishtar, Queen of Night, 19th century BC. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Terracotta Fertility goddess, Ishtar (Astarte), Old Babylonian, c2000 BC. Ishtar was the Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, fertility, war, combat, and political power

Babylonian terracotta statuette of Astarte
Terracotta statuette of Astarte/Ishtar from Susa, from the Louvres collection

Greenstone seal of Adda, Akkadian, about 2300-2200 BC, from Mesopotamia. Akkadian religious cylinder-seal showing various gods

Gate of Ishtar, Babylon, Iraq, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Astarte Syriaca, 1877 (oil on canvas)
MAN62973 Astarte Syriaca, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 185x109 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Ancient Assyria. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving)
5996298 Ancient Assyria. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Assyria)

Cylinder seal of Ishtar and modern impression, c. 8th-7th century BC (chalcedony)
5049878 Cylinder seal of Ishtar and modern impression, c. 8th-7th century BC (chalcedony) by Neo-Assyrian; 3.1 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Astarte, goddess worshipped by the ancient Phoenicians (engraving)
3646984 Astarte, goddess worshipped by the ancient Phoenicians (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Astarte, goddess worshipped by the ancient Phoenicians)

Preparatory design for the ballet "Ishtar"by Bohuslav Martinu
3514485 Preparatory design for the ballet " Ishtar" by Bohuslav Martinu, 1922 (w/c & gouache on paper) by Bakst

Plaque depicting a bust of the goddess Ishtah, 18th century BC (terracotta)
AMQ184114 Plaque depicting a bust of the goddess Ishtah, 18th century BC (terracotta) by Babylonian, (18th century BC); height: 9.9 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Cylinder seal with scorpion-man and modern impression, c
5049873 Cylinder seal with scorpion-man and modern impression, c.8th-7th century BC (quartz, crypto-crystalline) by Neo-Assyrian, (7th century BC); 4 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Statuette of Astarte (bronze ingot)
AMQ113019 Statuette of Astarte (bronze ingot) by Prehistoric; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; out of copyright

Astarte, goddess in ancient Middle Eastern and Egyptian religion (chromolitho)
3100651 Astarte, goddess in ancient Middle Eastern and Egyptian religion (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Astarte)

Pendant depicting Astarte, goddess of fertility (gold)
XIR85727 Pendant depicting Astarte, goddess of fertility (gold) by Phoenician, (14th century BC); Louvre, Paris, France; Syrian, out of copyright

Statuette of Astarte, 3rd-2nd century BC (alabaster)
XIR85731 Statuette of Astarte, 3rd-2nd century BC (alabaster) by Seleucid; Louvre, Paris, France; out of copyright

Figure of the Goddess Astarte (terracotta)
FIT168042 Figure of the Goddess Astarte (terracotta) by Cypriot School, (6th century BC); height: 14.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Cypriot

The Mother Goddess Ishtar, 1916. Artist: Evelyn Paul
The Mother Goddess Ishtar, 1916. Ishtar was the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of fertility, love and war. Illustration from Myths and Legends of Babylonia and Assyria by Lewis Spence, 1916

The slaying of the bull of Ishtar, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
The slaying of the bull of Ishtar, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Artist: Ernest Wellcousins
Ishtar in Hades, 1915. Illustration from Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Donald Alexander Mackenzie, 1915

Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Ishtar, 1924. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for Ida Rubinstein as Ishtar, 1924. Ida Rubinstein (1885-1960) was a Russian ballet dancer, for whom Leon Bakst designed costumes. From a private collection

Terracotta Astarte or Ishtar figure, Third Dynasty of Ur, c2100 BC. The Third Dynasty of Ur, also known as the Neo-Sumerian Empire

Terracotta figure of Ishtar, (Astarte) - fertility goddess. Old Babylonian: c2000-1600 BC
Terracotta figure of Ishtar, (Astarte), fertility goddess. Old Babylonian, c2000 BC-1600 BC

Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of the scribe Adda, 22nd century BC
Akkadian cylinder-seal impression of the scribe Adda. It represents a new year ritual, and from left to right are: Ninurth carrying a bow, Ishtar with wings, Shamash with sun-bird and saw, and Ea

Glazed Brick relief of a bull on the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC
Glazed Brick relief of a bull on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC

Babylonian terracotta plaque showing ritual fornication associated with fertility rites and cult of Ishtar/Astarte), currently at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum

Seal showing the goddess Ishtar, Neo-Assyrian, c720-c700 BC. Assyrian cylinder-seal impression showing Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of sexuality and warfare. From the British Museums collection

Dragon sacred to the god Marduk, detail of the Ishtar Gate, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Detail of the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC
Detail of the Ishtar Gate leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c604-c562 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Brick relief of a lion on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC
Glazed Brick relief of a lion on the walls of the Sacred Way leading to the Ishtar Gate, Babylon, c580 BC. In the collection at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Sassanian dish showing a goddess seated on a lion
Sassanian silver dish showing a goddess, possibly Ishtar, seated on a lion. From the British Museums collection

Steatite bowl with mythological scenes ( Lord of the Animals ) from Khafalji, but possible of Elamite origin. The figure could be the goddess Inanna, later Ishtar

Terracotta statuette of the goddess Lama, Susa, 2nd millenium BC. Now in The Louve

The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru (1125-1100 B. C. ). Kassite Dyna
Mesopotamian Art. Kassite Dynasty. The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru (1125-1100 B.C.). It describes the land grant made by Governor Eanna-shum-iddina to Gula-Eresh witnessed by his surveyor

Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II. Statue
Ashurnasirpal II. King of Assyria (883-859 BC). Statue. 865 BC. From the Temple of Ishtar Sharrat-niphi, Nimrud. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. Ishtar Gate. Aurochs. Perg
Mesopotamian art. Neo-Babylonian. Ishtar Gate, one of the eight gates of the inner wall of Babylon. Built in the year 575 B.C

The Daughters of Babylon by Wilson Barrett (1848 - 1904) and Robert Hichens (1864 - 1950). First produced at the Lyric Theatre on 6th February 1897

Ishtar Gate. 4th century BC. Babylon
Ishtar Gate. The eight gate of the inner wall of Babylon. Built in 575 BC by order to Nebuchadnezzar II. Reconstructed in 1930. Detail. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

King Shamshi-Adad V
Stela of Shamshi-Adad V (824-811 BC). King of Assyria. From the Temple of Nabu, from Nimrud (Iraq). Detail. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Plan of the city, including (b) Ishtar Gate; (n) hanging gardens; (q) temple of Marduk; (r) temple of Ishtar
BABYLONIA: PLAN OF BABYLON. Plan of the city, including (b) Ishtar Gate; (n) hanging gardens; (q) temple of Marduk; (r) temple of Ishtar

IRAQ. Babylon. Gate of Ishtar (580 BC). Rebuilt. Babylonian art. Neo-Babylonian Art. Architecture

Neo-Assyrian Art. Gypsum tile from a domestic shrine depicting a man in Assyrian court dress that is worshipping a god, perhaps Ninurta

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Ishtar, the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, beauty, and war, has left an indelible mark on history. From the majestic Ishtar Gate of Babylon to stunning artworks depicting her divine presence, she continues to captivate our imagination. Dating back to 600 B. C. , the Ishtar Gate stands as a testament to Babylon's grandeur. Its glazed enamel brick sirrush dragon symbolizes power and protection under Ishtar's watchful gaze. This gate was not only a physical entrance but also a spiritual threshold connecting mortals with the divine realm. In Sumerian cylinder-seal impressions, we witness governors being introduced to kings under Ishtar's auspices. Her influence extended beyond mere mortal affairs; she held sway over political matters too. During the Victorian period in Iraq, the Gate stood as a reminder of ancient glory amidst modern times. Its intricate design and imposing structure were awe-inspiring for all who beheld it. Artists throughout history have sought inspiration from Ishtar's allure. In John Collier's painting "Astarte Syriaca, " he captures her ethereal beauty and enigmatic charm through oil on canvas. The goddess emerges as a mesmerizing figure embodying femininity and strength. The Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru from Kassite Dynasty showcases how rulers sought blessings from Ishtar for their reigns' prosperity and stability. It reflects her role as both protector and bestower of fortune upon those who honored her. Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II immortalized his devotion by erecting statues honoring Ishtar in his kingdom. These sculptures served as symbols of reverence towards this powerful deity whose favor was crucial for success in battle or conquests. Mesopotamian art reached its zenith with Neo-Babylonians' creation - the magnificent Aurochs adorning the walls of the Ishtar Gate itself.