Image: Mushussu terracotta plaque 103381
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Description: Terracotta plaque (moulded) of mušhuššu, hybrid animal with a snake front body and horns, associated with Marduk, great god of Babylon. The mušhuššu is supposed to protect people and houses against evil. From Southern Iraq, Neo-Babylonian period (c. 800-500 BC). BM 103381.
Title: Mushussu terracotta plaque 103381
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Author: Zunkir
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