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Assyro-Babylonian cylinder seals and sketches.

Cylinder seal showing Adad, god who causes colds and rheums.

Suppliants approaching a shrine, seeking health.

Ancient Canaanite Teraphim. Figurines of fertility goddess.

Assyro-Babylonian oil beaker.

Limestone head of a Babylonian demon.

Votive bust of Aesculapius.

Cylinder seal and sketch depicting Nergal, God of plague.

Plaques of the Sumerian grain goddess Ninsaba, circa 2000BC

Hittite and Egyptian types of Astarte plaques and figurines deposited in Palestinian houses to ensure health and prosperity.

Assyrian seal

Scorpion symbol of goddess Ishkhara, circa 2400BC

Sketch of decoration shown on Assyro-Babylonian oil beaker.

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Assyrian seal

Scorpion symbol of goddess Ishkhara, circa 2400BC

Plaques of the Sumerian grain goddess Ninsaba, circa 2000BC

Sketch of decoration shown on Assyro-Babylonian oil beaker.

Cylinder seal showing Adad, god who causes colds and rheums.