Ishtar or Kali? Lithophane

A proud Goddess, she shows her breasts. Like Ishtar does or Kali, Parvati. As is the norm for Babylonian Gods she wears a cap. She is flanked by two companions, horses standing on their trails, their bodies nicely drawn but their faces are strange, almost like a lion. The composition reminds of the 'Mistress of Animals'.

The goddess holds signs of her power in each hand, 3 bushels of grain, or are those snakes? Reminding of the Minoan Snake goddess. The serpent is often symbolically associated with the renewal of life because it sheds its skin periodically.

And she stands on top of human skulls. Like Kali wears skulls on her belt. A goddess of fertility and death like Ishtar was goddess of sex and war.

Print it in white with very fine layers (0,1 mm and a line width of 0,4mm were assumed by the algorythmus that did the transformation).

There are 2 lithophanes included, 48,26x54,19mm with a base of 0,5mm and the larger one 96,52 x 108,37 with a base of 0,4mm, total height 3mm. Print times are about 1 resp. 4 hours.

Even the lousy phone pics clearly show the difference in quality.

Category: 2D Art