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Three worshipers before statue of bull

between 1920 B.C. and 1750 B.C.
hematite
15.5 x 8.5 mm
Morgan Seal 858
Provenance: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes: 

"Another typically Cappadocian subject is a procession of human worshipers (855-858) ... toward the statue of a bull."--Porada, CANES, p. 108

Summary: 

Three worshipers before statue of bull with rump protuberance, above scorpion -- Two v-shaped signs in sky.

Period: 
Old Assyrian
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Classification: 
Cylinder seal
Department: 
Seals and Tablets