![‘Queen of the Night’ relief painted clay Iraq, about 1750 BCE purchased with support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Art Fund and the Wolfson Foundation, British Museum Friends, Sir Joseph Hotung and the Seven Pillars of Wisdom Trust 2003,0718.1 © Trustees of the British Museum, 2022 [short caption/credit] ‘Queen of the Night’ relief, Iraq, about 1750 BCE. © Trustees of the British Museum, 2022 [media credit line] © Trustees of the British Museum, 2022. All rights reserved.](https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/07a2e9ea51ece45ed355b3125c5f4d08?width=650)
Feminine power has endured through history
An exhibition delves into nurture, destruction and the femininepower of spiritual beings through the ages.
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