Lot Essay
Not Illustrated
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
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A NEO-ASSYRIAN STEATITE HEAD OF PAZUZU
Circa 8th-7th Century B.C.
The demon with a broad cranium, heavy arching brows and bulging dotted eyes above the wide feline nose, the cheeks with deep horizontal creases, with a grimacing mouth, the long cylindrical neck ridged, pierced horizontally for suspension
26 in. (5.2 cm) high
Circa 8th-7th Century B.C.
The demon with a broad cranium, heavy arching brows and bulging dotted eyes above the wide feline nose, the cheeks with deep horizontal creases, with a grimacing mouth, the long cylindrical neck ridged, pierced horizontally for suspension
26 in. (5.2 cm) high
Provenance
Dr. Elie Borowski
Literature
Amiet, Arts de l'ancien Iran, no. 298.
Exhibited
Arts de l'ancien Iran, Museé Borély, Marseilles, 1975.