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Sculpture in Mesopotamia

Burney Relief (c. 1800-1750 BCE)

Burney Relief (c. 1800-1750 BCE)

The Burney Relief is a Mesopotamian terra cotta plaque in high relief of the Old-Babylonian period, depicting a winged, nude, goddess-like figure with bird's talons, flanked by owls, and perched upon supine lions. Apart from its distinctive iconography, the sculpture is noted for its high relief and relatively large size, which suggests that is was used as a cult relief, which makes it a very rare survival from the period. 

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