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THBAncient Babylonian Pottery Pazuzu Amulet
Lot 53
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Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Neo-Babylonian period, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A mold-formed pendant depicting Pazuzu (also Fazuzu or Pazuza) from the waist up with his hands held up to his head. His face features round eyes, flared nostrils, a furrowed brow, wide mouth with protruding tongue and bared teeth, under a fanning feathered cap, representing palm or plant fronds. A perforated suspension loop is situated in the center of his chest. A second perforation is drilled horizontally through the waist area. Pazuzu appears in Assyrian and Babylonian mythology as the king of the wind demons and he represented the southwestern wind as the bearer of storms, drought, famine, and locusts. A truly frightening figure! Size: 3" L x 2" W (7.6 cm x 5.1 cm)
Pazuzu is often considered as an evil underworld demon, but also seems to have been a beneficial protector against pestilential winds. Pazuzu is also closely associated with the demon Lamashtu which caused miscarriage and cot death, acting as an antidote to her evil effects. Perhaps this amulet was carried for protection!
Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection bequeathed from Joel Malter collection, California, USA, before 2004
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#161110Loss and chip to top corner as shown. Chip to left side of mouth. Some softening of details. Stable fissures.Condition
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