Foundation Figurine

Description:

Foundation figurine of a protective apkallu-sage wearing a fish skin

Medium:

Molded and hand-worked unbaked clay

Location:

Quadrant kB 9I (house of a priest), Ashur (modern Qal'at Sharqat), Iraq

Dimensions:

H. 12.7 cm; W. 4 cm; D. 6 cm

Date:

Neo-Assyrian Period, ca. 1000–612 BCE

Inventory Number:

VA Ass 03595

Lender:

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Vorderasiatisches Museum