Ceramic Plaque

Description:

Plaque with a striding mušhuššu-dragon

Medium:

Molded baked clay

Location:

Nippur (modern Nuffar), Iraq

Dimensions:

H. 9.1 cm; W. 10.6 cm; D. 2.2 cm

Date:

Neo-Babylonian Period, ca. 1000–539 BCE

Inventory Number:

L-29-302

Lender:

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia

Credit:

Loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1929