Mesopotamian female deity wearing a horned headdress and sitting on a chair or a throne, probably goddess Ishtar or goddess Bau. The lunar symbol of the moon god Sin appears at the upper part, flanking the headdress. Elaborate dress and braided hair strands. Fired clay plaque from Ur, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, Old-Babylonian period, 2003-1595 BCE.
The Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.
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