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Babylonian pottery plaque depicting a guard dog browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Near Eastern: Pre AD 1000: item # 948407 Please refer to our stock # W16 when inquiring.
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| The upper part of a moulded pottery votive plaque depicting a ferocious canine beast with snarling features and bared teeth. Gula, the goddess of healing, was linked to the dog and her temple at Babylon contained numerous dog figures. Dogs were also represented in Babylonian and Assyrian art as protective figures un-associated to any particular deity and it seems likely that this ferocious specimen would have served in this function. Mesopotamia, Babylonian, early to mid 2nd Millennium BC. Fragment as shown, a repair to the top right corner. Size: 8.8 x 8 cms Ex. old private collection, Scotland | ||
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