Sumerian Plaque with Symplegma Scene

Culture: Mesopotamia

Period: First half to mid-2nd millennium B.C.

Material: Orange to red clay

Dimensions: 8 cm x 5 cm

Price: Sold

Ref: 6002

Provenance: From The Erotica Collection of Christian von Faber-Castell, Küsnacht, Zürich, Switzerland, since the late 1970s. Inventory no "2913" on the back of the plaque.

Condition: Some chips.

Description: Unframed relief plaque in vertical format showing a copulation scene in high relief. The slightly forward bending female drinks beer from a long reed. The back is smoothed. Votive offering of a fertility cult.