A rare ancient old Babylonian terracotta plaque depicting the nude female goddess Ishtar, standing with her hands clasped across her abdomen. She wears a necklace. Together with its mould in negative. It includes methacrylate support. Cataloging sticker on the back. Moulds like this were made to produce clay plaques, representing a form of art available to a wide audience. Their subject matter varies widely, including religious images, mythological and erotic scenes, and representations of rulers and gods |Babylonian - 2000-1700 B.C Ishtar was the most important female deity in ancient Mesopotamia. She was seen as a violent and lustful goddess and her realms included both war and sexual love. Dimensions: 11,50 x 5,00 each. Condition: Small nicks on top of the plaque. Some earthy adhessions and surface wear ( see pictures ). Fine condition. Provenance: Ex M. V. Private Collection - Madrid, Spain. Acquired on European Art Market, 1970's. Notes: THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE FROM SPAIN ASKS ALL SELLERS FOR INVOICES OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION ABLE TO PROVE THE LEGALITY OF EACH ITEM BEFORE PROVIDING AN IMPORT OR EXPORT LICENSE. - Due to United States and Swiss customs regulations, this lot cannot be sold to customers residing in the United States and Switzerland. - The piece includes authenticity certificate. The piece includes Spanish Export License ( Passport for European Union) - If the piece goes outside the European Union a new export license will be requested by us, this process can take beteen 1 and 2 months. According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%./ From 6.001 to 60.000 euros: 10 %. - Shipped with Insurance.