Votive Relief with Underworld God
| Culture | Babylonian |
|---|---|
| Title | Votive Relief with Underworld God |
| Date | 2000–1600 BCE |
| Medium | Clay |
| Dimensions | Object: 5 1/4 × 2 7/16 in. (13.3 × 6.2 cm) Overall: 5 1/4 × 2 7/16 in. (13.4 × 6.3 cm) |
| Credit Line | V.G. Simkhovitch Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 63.105.98 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
The small molded relief is oval in shape. A frontal male figure fills the decorated frame and wears a turban-like headdress. He has bovine ears, a full beard and long hair, and he grasps two objects in his clenched hands.
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"Votive Relief with Underworld God | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=63.105.98