Pendant
32-40-304
Location: On Display in the Preserving Assyria
From: Iraq | Ur
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 32-40-304 |
| Current Location | Preserving Assyria - On Display |
| Provenience | Iraq | Ur |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Paste |
| Description | Lamashtu amulet/pendant. Both sides are very worn. One side shows a geometric pattern and the other a sketched in Lamashtu with fingers outstretched and below her proper right arm is what is described on other amulets of the type as a centepede. Below which appears an arrow/spade which traditionally represents a spindle. |
| Credit Line | British Museum/University Museum Expedition to Ur, Iraq, 1932 |
| Other Number | U.17223A - Field No SF |
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