Amulet with a Lamashtu demon
Object type: Amulet
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Babylonian
Period: Neo-Babylonian
Date: ca. 7th–6th century BCE
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 1.97 x 2.44 x 0.55 in. (5 x 6.2 x 1.4 cm)
Classification: Stone-Ornaments-Inscribed
Geography:      Mesopotamia 
Credit line: Purchase, 1886
Accession year: 1886
Tags: Dogs|Pigs|Snakes|Demons