File:"The lady at the window," one of the famous Nimrud ivories' plaques. The Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq..JPG
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English: “Woman at the window” or “the lady of the window” is one of the most famous scenes in Phoenician ivory carving. The plaque shows a woman who looks out of a window, thought to be a sacred prostitute linked to the goddess Astarte or Ishtar. However, the exact significance of the scene is still unknown. Neo-Assyrian period, 9th-7th centuries BCE. From Nimrud, Mesopotamia, Iraq. The Sulaimaniyah Museum, Iraq. |
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