archaicwonder:Neo-Assyrian Bronze Pazuzu Figurine, c. 800-600 BCThe demon Pazuzu represented by this
archaicwonder:Neo-Assyrian Bronze Pazuzu Figurine, c. 800-600 BCThe demon Pazuzu represented by this figurine stands like a human but has a scorpion’s body, feathered wings and legs, talons, and a lion-like face on both front and back. In Assyrian and Babylonian mythology Pazuzu, the “king of the evil wind demons,” was not entirely unfriendly to mankind. As an enemy of the dreaded Lamashtu demon, bearer of sickness especially to women and children, Pazuzu is often portrayed on amulets used as protection in childbirth. The ring at the top of this figurine suggests that it was such an amulet. From Mesopotamia (Iraq). -- source link