ishtargates: Terracotta relief of the goddess Ishtar (Inanna) holding one of her symbols. At t
ishtargates: Terracotta relief of the goddess Ishtar (Inanna) holding one of her symbols. At the bottom right you can see a tiny lion representing her war aspect. From Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar in eastern Iraq), early 2nd millennium B.C. Now in the Louvre Museum.~Hasmonean -- source link