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On this rounded silver pendant, a woman worships the goddess Ishtar who stands on a lion. 9th to 7th century BCE. From Sam'al/Zincirli, modern-day Southern Turkey. (Pergamon Museum, Berlin)
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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. (2017, September 04). Pendant of Ishtar. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7179/pendant-of-ishtar/
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