Description:

Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Neo-Babylonian period, ca. mid-1st millennium BCE. An interesting amulet carved from cow or ox bone depicting the head of Pazuzu (also Fazuzu or Pazuza) from Assyrian and Babylonian mythology. The head bears grotesque features such as wide eyes, a bulbous nose, huge cheeks, and sharp, clenched teeth with a tongue protruding from the center, and an integral suspension loop sticks up from the top. Pazuzu was the king of the demons of the wing and represented the southwestern wind as the bearer of storms, drought, famine, and locusts. Size (pendant): 0.7" W x 0.9" H (1.8 cm x 2.3 cm); (necklace cord): 22" L (55.9 cm)

Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA, aquired 1970s-2000s

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#158994

  • Condition: Bone amulet is ancient, and necklace strand is modern. Wearable as shown. Repaired from two large pieces with light adhesive residue along break lines. Minor nicks to peripheries and areas of face. Great preservation to facial details.

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