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Amulet with a figure of Lamashtu, designed to ward off evil, from Mesopotamia, around 800 BCE. Lamashtu has the head of a lion, the teeth of a donkey, naked breasts and the talons of a bird. She holds snakes in her hands and stands on her sacred animal, the donkey. Lamashtus principal victims were unborn and new-born babies. ANE 117759.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART200614
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2371px × 3912px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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8th century BCE
Amulet
Cuneiform script
Lion
Mesopotamian
Talisman