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title: Astarte
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3038/astarte/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-12-16
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# Astarte
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3038.jpg)
## Image Caption
Astarte, the Mesopotamian goddess of [war](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) and fertility, also known as [Ishtar](https://www.worldhistory.org/ishtar/) and [Inanna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Inanna/), oil on canvas by John Singer Sargent, 1890-95.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2014, September 16). Astarte. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Astarte." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 16, 2014. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Astarte." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Sep 2014, .
## License & Copyright
© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/12037) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/12037). Submitted by [Karen Barrett-Wilt](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/klbwilt/ "User Page: Karen Barrett-Wilt"), published on 16 September 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.