Assyrian Molded Plaque in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, June 2010

Plaque

Near Eastern, Mesopotamian, Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian Period, 883–612 B.C.

Dimensions: Height x width x depth: 12.3 x 5.4 x 2 cm (4 13/16 x 2 1/8 x 13/16 in.)

Medium or Technique: Terracotta

Classification: Architectural elements

Accession Number: 1997.193

Terracotta plaque depicting a fish-apkallu, an antediluvian sage from the realm of Enki/Ea, god of underground sweet waters (Apsu) and of wisdom.

Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/plaque-164762