WESTERN ASIATIC BABYLONIAN PLAQUE WITH GODS 2nd millennium BC A ceramic plaque with image of an table in high relief comprising two short legs, vertical posts with five figures between supporting a plaque with hatched panel and curled bands, surmounted by a bearded figure with hands on the chest flanked by plants; mounted on a custom-made stand. 286 grams, 15cm including stand (6"). Fine condition. Provenance From an important North London collection formed before 1980. Footnotes The plaque depicts a ritual banqueting scene held in honour of a deity which is seen at the top. The name of the deity is unknown but the presence of plants to either side would suggests that he is a vegetation god, possibly Tammuz. Below is a table piled with ritual offerings and with five devotees partaking of the meal. Ritual feasts were common in the ancient Near East, such as the New Year, and at times associated with the festivals of a certain deity.
WESTERN ASIATIC BABYLONIAN PLAQUE WITH GODS 2nd millennium BC A ceramic plaque with image of an table in high relief comprising two short legs, vertical posts with five figures between supporting a plaque with hatched panel and curled bands, surmounted by a bearded figure with hands on the chest flanked by plants; mounted on a custom-made stand. 286 grams, 15cm including stand (6"). Fine condition. Provenance From an important North London collection formed before 1980. Footnotes The plaque depicts a ritual banqueting scene held in honour of a deity which is seen at the top. The name of the deity is unknown but the presence of plants to either side would suggests that he is a vegetation god, possibly Tammuz. Below is a table piled with ritual offerings and with five devotees partaking of the meal. Ritual feasts were common in the ancient Near East, such as the New Year, and at times associated with the festivals of a certain deity.
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