ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Humbaba Plaque
Place CreatedAsia
CultureBabylonian
PeriodOld Babylonian Period
Date2000-1600 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Eisenberg
Dimensions3 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 3/4 in. (9.5 x 8.9 x 1.9 cm)
Object number2011.036.001
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, May 15, 2013 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
early 2nd Millennium BCE
1894-1600 BCE
2000-1600 BCE