Mesopotamian clay plaque with an erotic scene, 13 x 6,5 cm. Exhibited at Ifergan Museum

This plaque belongs to a very common Babylonian typology, the erotic tablets. These tablets were made in large numbers, using moulds, and found inside homes, temples and tombs. The same decorative pattern is repeated in all of them: the central part is decorated with a sex scene between a man and a woman, while the edges of the piece are delimited by a decoration that delimits the scene. In this case, a kind of column seems to border the couple. The scene on this item has been interpreted as a representation of the sexual union between the goddess Inanna and Dumuzi or even as the festival of hierogamy, a ceremony in which a king and a priestess were ritually united. Provenance: Aweidah Gallery, Israel, 2006 Previous owner: Documentation at Aweidah Gallery Export authorization from the Israel Antiquities Authority No. 2735 with date 13/03/2006 Exhibited: Ifergan Collection, Málaga (2018-2020) Statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days. Important: For destinations out of Spanish territorry: all our object will be shipped after obtaining CERTIFICATE OF EXPORTATION by Ministry of Culture of Spain. We inform our clients that it may take between 4-8 weeks. Due to United States customs regulations, this lot cannot be sold to customers residing in United States. Due to Switzerland customs regulations about antiques over 100 years old, this lot cannot be sold to customers residing in Switzerland.