A pendant titled "Pendant with the Head of Pazuzu," dated to about the 8th to 7th century BCE. Pazuzu, king of the wind demons in Mesopotamian belief, was invoked in amulet form against Lamashtu and other harmful forces despite his own fearsome aspect, and small heads or full figures of him were worn or hung for protection. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Ancient West Asian Art department, under accession 1993.181.
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This source names Lamashtu directly: "was invoked in amulet form against Lamashtu and other harmful forces despite his own fearsome aspect, and small heads or full figures of him were worn or hung for protection."
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The Met's own title for this pendant names the subject outright, "Pazuzu," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.
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