Artist Assyrian, Mesopotamian
Title
  • Votive Plaque
Date 722 - 705 BCE
Medium clay
Credit Line Founders Society Purchase with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Max Pincus
Accession Number 69.299
Department Ancient Near Eastern Art
On View Ancient Middle East Gallery, Level 1 (see map)
Inscriptions Inscribed, cuneiform, on left arm: [translated: Leave bad spirit]
Inscribed, cuneiform, on right arm: [translated: Enter good spirit]
(Mitchell's Antiques and Accessories);
1969-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)