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| Keywords: Levantine - Pendant Frame of Goddess on Horseback - Walters 571593.jpg 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 century 15 13 BC beaten sheet gold traces of glass paste cm 4 5 3 7 0 5 accession number 57 1593 13913 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Mediterranean Walters Art Museum license Ancient Near East art in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Ishtar Ancient Levant art Horses in art of the ancient Near East | ||||
