Tiamat, goddess of saltwater and chaos
Item
Title
Tiamat, goddess of saltwater and chaos
Description
This engraving portrays the monumental battle described in the Babyloninian epic Enuma Elish between the goddess of chaos, Tiamat, and the patron god Marduk. The conflict ended with Tiamat's body being split in half, creating the Earth.
Date
Ninth - eighth century B.C
Medium
Glyptic