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Statue of the goddess Sekhmet
This statue of the ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhmet is made from granite. It dates from c. 1300 BCE, which coincides with the New Kingdom Period (c. 1550 BCE–c. 1077 BCE). (Musée du Cinquantenaire, Brussels)
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Goddess Phiale from Ancient Georgia
This phiale comes from the Armaziskhevi archaeological site in Georgia and dates from the 2nd century CE. The medallion of the phiale features a goddess — Fortuna or Amalthea — with cornucopia. Separate parts of the relief are gilt. The creator...
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Goddess Sequana Figurine
A bronze figurine of the Celtic deity Sequana, a healing goddess, regarded perhaps as the personification of the River Seine. From her sanctuary at the source of the river near Dijon. (Archaeological Museum of Dijon, France)
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Statuette of a Hybrid Goddess
Fired clay statuette of an unidentified hybrid goddess. There are two triangular defects at the sides, reminiscent of prehistoric incense burners. Probably from Abydos, Egypt. First to second Dynasty, 3100-2700 BCE. (The Neues Museum, Berlin...
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Mycenaean Goddess
Terracotta figure of a goddess, Medea. Tiryns, 13th century BCE.
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Ancient Statue of Goddess Uma
This ancient statue of the Hindu goddess Uma (Parvarti) is rendered in the pre-Angkor style of Prasat Andet. It comes from Cambodia, it is made from standstone, and it dates to the late 7th or early 8th century CE. (Museum Rietberg, Zürich...
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God and Goddess from Mesopotamia
The upper halves of terracotta plaques, depicting a male figure (on the left, who has a long beard) and a female figure (on the right, with bare breast) wearing a horned headdress (symbol of divinity) and appearing to hold a long bar in both...
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Aphrodite
Aphrodite was the ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, desire, and all aspects of sexuality. She could entice both gods and men into illicit affairs with her beauty and whispered sweet nothings. Aphrodite was born near Cyprus from the severed...
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Tara
Tara is a female deity in both Hinduism and Buddhism who personifies compassion and offers salvation from the suffering of rebirth and death. She is thought to have been born of empathy for the suffering world and is regularly invoked for...
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Devi
Devi, also known as Mahadevi or 'Great Goddess', is an all-embracing Mother Goddess first worshipped in India in Prehistoric times. In the Vedic period, she was assimilated into the Hindu pantheon and so came to represent the female energy...