Ivory Plaque of Woman at the Window

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
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published on 26 July 2014
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"Woman at the window" or "the lady of the window" is one of the most famous scenes in Phoenician ivory carving. The plaque shows a woman who looks out of a window, thought to be a sacred prostitute linked to the goddess Astarte or Ishtar. However, the exact significance of the scene is still unknown. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th-7th centuries BCE. From Nimrud, Mesopotamia, Iraq. (The Sulaimaniya Museum, Iraq).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2014, July 26). Ivory Plaque of Woman at the Window. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2872/ivory-plaque-of-woman-at-the-window/

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ivory Plaque of Woman at the Window." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 26, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2872/ivory-plaque-of-woman-at-the-window/.

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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Ivory Plaque of Woman at the Window." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 26 Jul 2014. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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