Blake Ward

Angel Ishtar

Spirit Collection

Angel Ishtar
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The Angel of fertility, love, war, and sex
Considered as one of the more powerful sky deities, she was the divine personification of the planet Venus. A heavenly being, to both the Assyrians and Babylonians, Ishtar was the goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. During the reign of Constantine and the Christianisation of the lands Easter was created from the mythology surrounding the goddess Ishtar.
Spirit Collection
Bronze by Blake Ward and Boky Hackel
One Quarter Life-size Partial Female Figure
Photo Credit Phil Hill

The Angel of fertility, love, war, and sex
Considered as one of the more powerful sky deities, she was the divine personification of the planet Venus. A heavenly being, to both the Assyrians and Babylonians, Ishtar was the goddess of fertility, love, war, and sex. During the reign of Constantine and the Christianisation of the lands Easter was created from the mythology surrounding the goddess Ishtar.
Ištar or Ishtar was the Babylonian goddess of love and beauty, of life, of fertility. It was mainly associated with sexuality: its worship involved sacred prostitution; the holy city Uruk was called the "city of the sacred courtesans", and she herself was the "courtesan of the gods"
Spirit Collection
Bronze by Blake Ward and Boky Hackel
One Quarter Life-size Partial Female Figure
Photo Credit Phil Hill

 

 

Factsheet

Dimensions
72cm, 27cm, 37cm (Height, Width, Depth)
Year
2016
Edition
Unique Piece
Material
Bronze
Style
Figurative, Abstract, Expressionist
Theme
Body, Society, Spirituality
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