A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - 'Lamashtu Plaque' (or 'Hell Plaque') was an Assyrian healing device against the female demon Lamashtu and her evil doings.
Protection plaque against Lamashtu (fragment). Dimensions: 6.40 cm high, 8.40 cm wide, 1.20 cm deep. Photo credits: Rama - CC BY-SA 2.0 fr - Louver Museum
Now in the Louver, the original of this plaque is made of bronze and dates from the Neo-Assyrian period between the tenth and seventh centuries BC. Lamashtu plaque held by the demon Pazuzu, the king of the wind demons and son of Hanbi, the god of all evil forces, and the father of Pazuzu and Humbaba.
The artifact is one of many valuable ancient Assyrian treasures.
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