Terracotta painted figurine from Egypt’s Predynastic Period. Item #07.447.505 at the Brooklyn Museum. CC BY-SA by ego technique via Flickr.
Medium: Terracotta, painted
Reportedly From: Ma’mariya, Egypt
Dates: ca. 3500-3400 B.C.E.
Period: Predynastic Period, Naqada IIa Period
Dimensions: 11 ½ × 5 ½ × 2 ¼ in. (29.2 × 14 × 5.7 cm)
It would appear this is Bat, which, according to Heidi Kontkanen:
On statuettes of this period, the legs are usually not articulated and the faces are beaklike. This rare undamaged example, one of the oldest works in the Brooklyn Museum, was found in a burial excavated by the Museum’s first archaeological expedition in Egypt. The symbolism, function, and identity of the figure are not certain. However, similar female figures painted on Predynastic vessels appear to be goddesses, because they are always larger than the male “priests” shown with them.
The raised arms are similar to horns, heavenly ships, and else:
The god Seb supporting Nut on Heaven.
From Budge E. A. Wallis, S. The gods of the Egyptians; or, Studies in Egyptian mythology Chicago : Open Court Publishing Co., 1904. Via archive.org. Almost all of the cosmos in one picture.
This stele comes from the Tophet in Carthage (today Tunisia)
Such grave markers were set up over burial urns for small children and animals which had been sacrificed to the goddess Tanit and her consort Baal Hammon.Canaanite symbolism: sun,crescent moon and triangle; the goddess below. ANE 125117. © lessing-photo.com
Two pigeons and a hand lifted in prayer - Sign of Tanit Votive stele from Carthage.
Seal discovered during excavation of the Mohenjo-Daro archaeological site in the Indus Valley. Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. This has drawn attention as a possible representation of a "yogi" or "proto-siva" figure. This "Pashupati" (Lord of Animals, Sanskrit paśupati) seal shows a seated figure, possibly ithyphallic, surrounded by animals. Tag: 12: M-304 A.
Figure with horns on his head, a sword in his right hand, two crossed sticks in the left hand. Kungsängen, Uppland, Sweden. Photo Credit: Sören Hallgren, Swedish History Museum, 1995-05-30. CC BY. Catalog № SHM 30245.
The item's location and extended description can be found at Swedish National Heritage Board's website.
The Queen of the Night Scene still from Amadeus, directed by Miloš Forman. © Copyright 2002 - Warner Brothers.
Cylinder-seal impression from Ur showing a squatting female. L. Legrain, 1936, Ur excavations, Vol. 3, Archaic Seal Impressions, as cited by Srinivasan Kalyanaraman.
Figure 6. Sketches of characteristic and representative examples of Coso Range Patterned Body Anthropomorph petroglyphs. Images come from elements located within the rock art galleries in Little Petroglyph, Big Petroglyph, and Sheep Canyons. Images range in size from the largest at three to four feet in length and the smallest being just under a foot.
Figure 7. Sketches of characteristic and representative examples of Coso Range Patterned Body Anthropomorph petroglyphs. Images come from elements located within the rock art galleries in Little Petroglyph, Big Petroglyph, and Sheep Canyons. Images range in size from the largest at three to four feet in length and the smallest being just under a foot.
Symbol of the witch, noide-dirre and a witch/shaman or a person who is spellbound. From Shaman's drum symbols in Scandinavia.
Boats and ships. From Shaman's drum symbols in Scandinavia.
F. Kirchbach (egraving after), (1892) - The rape of Ganymede. PD via Wikimedia Commons.
Babylon Relief 2nd-1st millenium BCE. Kudurru of Babylonian King Meli-Šipak II, or alternatively Melišiḫu II,1202-1188 BCE who presents his daughter (holding a harp) to Nanai, goddess of health and medicine (detail). Black limestone Kudurru found at Susa, Iran. (Louvre, Department of Oriental Antiquities, Richelieu, ground floor, room 3, Paris, France). Excavated by Jacques de Morgan. PD by Jastrow via Wikimedia Commons.
The Snake-witch (Ormhäxan), Snake-charmer (Ormtjuserskan) or Smiss stone (Smisstenen) is a picture stone found at Smiss, När parish, Gotland, Sweden. Discovered in a cemetery, it measures 82 cm (32 in) in height. The stone has been dated to 400–600 AD. By Berig. CC BY-SA.
Wotan's Head. Costume Design for Wagner's The Ring, 1896, by Hans Thoma. Via Germanic Mythology.
Plate. Persian, Sasanian, A.D. 225–630
Dimensions: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Medium or Technique: Silver-gilt
Curved sides. Thick, high foot. Inside carved in relief and gilded with designs showing the Moon-god, Mah, within a crescent moon, seated above the caonopy mounted on the chariot drawn by four zebus with two driers. Mah is enthroned like a Sassanian king with ceremonial axe, spear and cushions. The figure below is possibly Tishtrya, the first aspect of the constellation, as a young man. below Tishtrya is the tree of life. © The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Dimensions: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Medium or Technique: Silver-gilt
Curved sides. Thick, high foot. Inside carved in relief and gilded with designs showing the Moon-god, Mah, within a crescent moon, seated above the caonopy mounted on the chariot drawn by four zebus with two driers. Mah is enthroned like a Sassanian king with ceremonial axe, spear and cushions. The figure below is possibly Tishtrya, the first aspect of the constellation, as a young man. below Tishtrya is the tree of life. © The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Rock inscription at Xianzi Lake by Taixi River, Fujian Province. From the article Petroglyph studies in modern and contemporary China by Zhu Lifeng at Social Sciences in China Press. Originally from Chinese Social Sciences Today, No. 373. Oct, 31, 2012.
Mursi Woman, Ethiopia
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S. Budge E. A. Wallis, The gods of the Egyptians; or, Studies in Egyptian mythology, Chicago : Open Court Publishing Co., 1904.
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