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2149 of Mesopotamian

2149

Lot No.2149. Mesopotamian bronze amulet of the head of the demon Pazuzu. 800-300 BC. 27mm.

$ 250.

The demon Pazuzu, featured in the movie The Exorcist, was a major deity in Mesopotamia in the 1st Millennium BCE. He is generally represented as standing like a human, but with a scorpion's body, feathered sickness especially to women and children, Pazuzu is often portrayed on amulets used as protection in childbirth. The ring at the top of this figurine suggests that it was such an amulet.