An Elamite clay figure of the goddess Astarte, depicted nude with her hands cupped beneath her breasts and with elaborate coiffure, wearing bracelets, earrings and a necklace with pendant hanging between her breasts
Dated from, Middle Elamite period, 1350 BC
Ishtar (Akkadian), Astarte (Phoenician), or Inanna (Sumerian) was the most impor ...click for details
Ancient Persian decorated bronze patera with a shaped-handle, dated from, 800 BC
A patera (Latin pronunciation: PATERA) was a broad, shallow dish used for drinking, or a chalice used primarily in a ritual context such as a libation.
