Plaque depicting the head of the giant demon Humbaba, the terrifying guardian of the Cedar Forest of Lebanon, identified by his wrinkled, grotesque face

UnknownOld Babylonian Period, first half of the 2nd millennium BCE

Credit: Purchase, Abraham Bromberg FundBequest of Joseph Ternbach, New York, to the American Friends of the Israel Museum

Details

Title: Plaque depicting the head of the giant demon Humbaba, the terrifying guardian of the Cedar Forest of Lebanon, identified by his wrinkled, grotesque face
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: Old Babylonian Period, first half of the 2nd millennium BCE
Location: Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq)
Type: Plaque
Rights: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem / by Meidad Suchowolski
External Link: Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: H. 9 cm
Curator: Peri, Laura A.

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