Neo-Babylonian Protective Amulet
The obverse of this stone amulet (top photo) shows an image of the demon Ugallu, the lion-headed storm-demon typically depicted with a lion’s head, donkey ears, and the talons of a bird. On the reverse (bottom photo) is an Akkadian inscription in cuneiform.
Neo-Babylonian, c. 626-539 BCE.
Musée d’art et d’histoire, Geneva. Photo courtesy of CDLI.