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Source Description
Only the base plate and frame of this pendant survive. Traces of white and light-blue inlays provide clues to its original appearance. The figure represents the Near Eastern goddess of war and love, known as Ishtar in Mesopotamia and Astarte in Syria and Egypt. The goddess wears an Egyptian crown and brandishes a spear above her head. She appears on a horse, which had only recently begun to be used in warfare.
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Document identity
localId
13913
label
Pendant Frame of Goddess on Horseback
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
13913
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Pendant Frame of Goddess on Horseback
description
Only the base plate and frame of this pendant survive. Traces of white and light-blue inlays provide clues to its original appearance. The figure represents the Near Eastern goddess of war and love, known as Ishtar in Mesopotamia and Astarte in Syria and Egypt. The goddess wears an Egyptian crown and brandishes a spear above her head. She appears on a horse, which had only recently begun to be used in warfare.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
15th-13th century BCE
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Gold, Silver & Jewelry
pendants (jewelry)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.5
height
3.7
depth
0.5
dimensionsRaw
1 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 3/16 in. (4.5 x 3.7 x 0.5 cm)
Source extras
med
beaten sheet gold, traces of glass paste (?)
creator_ids
15540
collection_ids
ANE
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
3135
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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