M0006298: Terracotta figurine of Ishtar, patroness of motherhood
- Date:
- May 1939
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/52/79
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced August 2020: Terracotta figurine of Ishtar, patroness of motherhood
Description
Reproduction of a photograph of a terracotta figurine of Ishtar (Inanna), Mesopotamian goddess and "Queen of Heaven". Reproduced in Contenau, Georges: La médecine en Assyrie et en Babylonie, Paris: Librairie Maloine, 1938. Related images: M0006299, M0006300, M0006301, M0006302
Publication/Creation
May 1939
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds the publication depicted in the glass plate negative
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request