- In ancient times as well, deities and believes were often adopted from one culture to another. In this case the Sumerian, Naked Fertility Goddess Inanna is depicted on this Ancient Egyptian scarab. - Inanna is the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, sensuality, fertility, procreation, and also of war. She later became identified by the Akkadians and Assyrians as the goddess Ishtar, and further with the Hittite Sauska, the Phoenician Astarte, the Greek Aphrodite and the Roman Venus among many others. Registered shipping. Provenance/Known History: Ex. Private J.T. collection, The Netherlands. Collected in the 1970's. Important information: - Due to new custom regulations we can no longer ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding. - A declaration of authenticity by my shop is provided with this lot. - Please do not pay for a won item before you are finished bidding in the auction. The system will not be able to combine your orders into one shipping if all items aren't paid at once.