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  1. &hint1=This piece represents the importance of the female role in hunter-gatherer societies&
  2. &hint2=This piece is a Sumerian relief work from around 2000 BCE&
  3. &hint3=This goddess' stately, cylindrical form became a visual prototype for female deities throughout Western civilization&
  4. &hint4=The goddess depicted in this piece was known by several different names&
  5. &choices=Female figurine found at Dolci;Inanna/Ishtar wearing a crown of lunar horns;Coatlicue;Vairocana Buddha and Attendants;The Good Shepherd, Catacomb of Calixtus;Standing Buddha, Sarnath&
  6. &answer=Inanna/Ishtar wearing a crown of lunar horns&
  7. &search=Ishtar Inanna&
  8. &title=Inanna/Ishtar wearing a crown of lunar horns and a rainbow necklace with lions and owls&
  9. &artist=&
  10. &medium=Terracotta relief&
  11. &date=Sumer, Mesopotamia, Larsa period, c.2000 BCE&
  12. &location=Private collection&
  13. &dimensions=height 1'8"&
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