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Openwork plaque
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Babylonian
Old Babylonian Period
1894–1595 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
height x width x depth (without base): 9 x 3.5 x .9 cm (3 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Morris and Louise Rosenthal Fund and William S. Smith Fund
Accession Number1995.53
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Amulets
DescriptionOpenwork plaque depicting the demigod Lahmu, one of the doorkeepers of the watery domain of Enki/Ea, holding the flowing vase.
ProvenanceBy 1994, Emmanuel Tiliakos, Alexander Fine Art, Winchester, MA; 1995, sold by Alexander Fine Art to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 22, 1995)