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amulet
Object Type
amulet
Museum number
132520
Description
Obsidian amulet with two-headed Lamashtu with claws outstretched and two dogs; inscribed 10ll.
Cultures/periods
Neo-Assyrian
Production date
800BC-550BC
Materials
obsidian
Dimensions
Length:
1.50 inches
Width:
1.50 inches
$Inscriptions
Location
On display
(G55/dc9)
Subjects
dog
devil/demon
Associated names
Representation of:
Lamashtu
(Demon)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Miss Marie Francis Talbot Ready
Acquisition date
1959
Department
Middle East
BM/Big number
132520
Registration number
1959,0214.18