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The 'Queen of the Night' Relief. Old Babylonian, 1765-1745 BC

The figure wears the horned headdress characteristic of a Mesopotamian deity and holds a rod and ring of justice, symbols of her divinity.
She could be the goddess Ishtar, Mesopotamian goddess of sexual love and war, or Ishtar's sister and rival, the goddess Ereshkigal who ruled over the Underworld, or the demoness Lilitu, known in the Bible as Lilith.    We know the background was black and her body was red with multi-coloured wings.

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