Pazuzu
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In ancient Mesopotamian religion, Pazuzu is a demonic deity from the Babylonian and Assyrian cultures in the first millennium BCE. He is shown with "a rather canine face with abnormally bulging eyes,
This Assyrian bronze statuette of Pazuzu is 15 cm (6 inches) in height, from the early 1st millennium BC, held at the Louvre Museum.
A bronze Pazuzu head, including a loop to be strung onto a necklace and worn as a protective charm.
The front of a copper alloy Pazuzu amulet from the British Museum.
A red jasper carving of a squatting Pazuzu, the crouching posture suggesting his connection to the West Wind.
Lamashtu
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In Mesopotamian mythology, Lamashtu, the daughter of the sky god Anu, is a demonic Mesopotamian deity that spread disease and was widely blamed as the cause of miscarriages and cot deaths.
Pazuzu
…but he could also sometimes be a beneficent entity who protected against winds bearing pestilence and he was thought to be able to force the demoness Lamashtu, his rival, back to the underworld. Amulets bearing his image were positioned in dwellings to protect infants from Lamashtu and pregnant women frequently…
Lamashtu plaque held by Pazuzu
Close-up of plaque's top register
Close-up of plaque's bottom register
Lamashtu plaque