1821http://www165.123.244.137/subject/1821/MuseumBritish MuseumSeason Number02: 1923-1924IconographyGoddessData collected by British Museum research team.Object TypePlaques/ReliefsData collected by British Museum research team.TechniqueMold PressedData collected by British Museum research team.IconographySeatedData collected by British Museum research team.MaterialTerracottaU Number1758Description (Modern)Relief plaque, seated goddess with weaponsDescription (Catalog Card)Relief. Light drab clay. Moulded. Female(?) figure seated left; long robe to feet; hgih horned (?) headdress; from the shoulders rise rays or wings represented by 3 strokes.Woolley's descriptionDescription (Modern)Figure of blessing goddess on plaque; baked clay; moulded; relief; a goddess (Ishtar) seated on a high-backed throne; wears long robe to ankles which leaves right arm and shoulder bare; head and torso facing front but bottom part of body in profile; right arm extended and left bent in at waist; wears multi-horned head-dress and two locks of hair come down her shoulders and curl at the ends; from behind each shoulder spring three weapons, possibly arrows; goddess seems to be seated in niche, though this may be only the limits of the mould giving that appearance; slightly concave back with pinching in the middle.Data collected by British Museum research team.Find Context (Catalog Card)DiqdiqqehMaterial (Catalog Card)ClayMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (BM Big Number)116823Museum Number (BM Registration Number)1924,0920.84Measurement (Catalog Card)H. 80mmMeasurement (Weight)77Data collected by British Museum research team.Measurement (Height)79Data collected by British Museum research team.Measurement (Width)49Across chestData collected by British Museum research team.Measurement (Thickness)22Across chestData collected by British Museum research team.