Ishtar The Meopotamian Goddess of Love and Power

Ishtar Goddess of Love and Power Figurine

Ishtar stands with feathered wings spread behind her, both hands raised beneath a tall headdress while a lion and owl gather at the base. The bronze-like finish gives the figure an aged, sculptural quality, with subtle green and blue accents picking out the feathers, jewellery and smaller details.

Standing 22 cm tall, the hand-painted polyresin figurine draws the eye from the headdress and open wings down through the long hair and body to the animals beneath. A name plaque at the front anchors the composition and identifies the goddess clearly among other figures inspired by the ancient world.

• Height: 22 cm
• Material: Polyresin
• Finish: Hand-painted bronze tone with coloured accents
• Subject: Ishtar
• Details: Feathered wings, tall headdress, lion and owl
• Base: Textured support with name plaque
• Packaging: Gift box
• Approx. weight: 0.94 kg

Ishtar in Ancient Mesopotamia

Ishtar was one of the major deities of ancient Mesopotamia, associated with love, sexuality, fertility and warfare. Her character was deliberately complex, bringing attraction, power and violence together within the same goddess rather than separating them into neat roles.

The lion is particularly well established in surviving imagery of Ishtar, where it appears beneath or beside the goddess as a symbol of strength and royal power. Winged female deities also appear in Mesopotamian art, although the famous ancient image showing a winged woman flanked by lions and owls is not identified with complete certainty. This figurine draws on that wider visual tradition rather than reproducing one securely identified historical statue.

Power Carried Through the Symbolism

The open wings give the figure its broad silhouette, while the lion and owl pull the composition back down towards the base. Warm bronze tones keep the different elements visually connected, with the coloured accents preventing the feather and jewellery details from disappearing into the metallic finish.

Ishtar belongs naturally among the deities and legendary figures in our History and Mythology collection, while the metallic surface connects her with our Bronzed Figurines. Smaller sacred figures can also be found amongst our Brass Miniature Gods.