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Goddess Luna Pediment
Pediment from the temple of Luna, the Roman moon goddess. The temple was in use during the Roman era in Britain (1st- early 5th century CE). The carving from the pediment at Luna’s temple is still preserved and can be viewed in the Roman...

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Sassanian Silver Plate with the Goddess Anahita
Silver plate with a full-length female figure standing in its center. She holds an arch above her head. Grapevines grow from the ends of the arch and fill the space around the figure. The female figure is interpreted by scholars as the Persian...

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The Norse Goddess Sif
The Norse Goddess Sif as imagined by English artist John Charles Dollman in the illustration of page 64 of Myths of the Norsemen from the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A., Harrap, London, 1909. The figure in the background is usually given...

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Shield Ring with Goddess Mut
Golden shield ring with a bust of the goddess Mut. From the treasure of the Nubian queen Amanishakheto, pyramid N6, Meroe, modern-day northern Sudan. Meroitic period, around 1 CE. (State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich, Germany).

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The Goddess Tara
Hindu-Buddhist goddess Tara, 15-16th century.
Ganga State Museum, Bikaner, India.

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Goddess Phiale from Ancient Georgia
This phiale comes from the Armaziskhevi archaeological site in Georgia and dates from the 2nd century CE. The medallion of the phiale features a goddess — Fortuna or Amalthea — with cornucopia. Separate parts of the relief are gilt. The creator...

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Floor Mosaic with the Goddess Artemis
This floor mosaic with the goddess Artemis is made of limestone tesserae and was made in the Eastern Mediterranean, c. 400-500 CE. (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto)

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Goddess Sequana Figurine
A bronze figurine of the Celtic deity Sequana, a healing goddess, regarded perhaps as the personification of the River Seine. From her sanctuary at the source of the river near Dijon. (Archaeological Museum of Dijon, France)

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Mycenaean Goddess
Terracotta figure of a goddess, Medea. Tiryns, 13th century BCE.

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Statuette of a Hybrid Goddess
Fired clay statuette of an unidentified hybrid goddess. There are two triangular defects at the sides, reminiscent of prehistoric incense burners. Probably from Abydos, Egypt. First to second Dynasty, 3100-2700 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin...