Inanna/Ishtar Depicted with Lion and Star Symbolism - Mesopotamian Iconography #19377 (License: Personal Use)

This line drawing depicts the ancient Mesopotamian goddess Inanna (later syncretized as Ishtar), portrayed in a classic iconographic pose: standing on a lion, signifying dominion over nature and war. She wears a tiered horned crown topped with a star-disc-representing her celestial role as Queen of Heaven-and holds a ring (symbol of sovereignty) while raising her right hand in a gesture of blessing or invocation. Her long robe and stylized features reflect Neo-Sumerian or Old Babylonian artistic conventions.

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