Relief plaque of a winged demon
Relief plaque of a winged demon

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Relief plaque of a winged demon,

late 9th–7th century BCE

Neo- Assyrian
y1982-94

Information

Title
Relief plaque of a winged demon
Dates

late 9th–7th century BCE

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
13.12 x 9.32 x 1.37-1.53 cm (5 3/16 x 3 11/16 x 9/16 - 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Évi Bossányi Loeb in the name of her stepfather, Howard Spencer Levy, in honor of Joel Traitel Loeb, Class of 1937 and Nicolas Howard Loeb, Class of 1981
Object Number
y1982-94
Place Collected

Iraq, Nineveh ?

Period
Late Assyrian
Type
terracottas, ceramics, plaques
Materials
terracotta
Subject
staffs (walking sticks), mythical or legendary beings, griffins

Mrs. Loeb’s step-father, Howard Spencer Levy, took part in excavations at Nineveh by Ephraim Speiser of the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania from 1882-94 and presumably brought back by him; given to the Museum in 1982 by Mrs. Évi Bossányi Loeb and Nicolas Howard Loeb

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