between 3100 B.C. and 2900 B.C.
white marble
37 x 33 mm
Morgan Seal 22
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"A row of animals in conjunction with a shrine, as found in 22-25, is a typical theme of the Jamdat Nasr period. It is generally assumed that this row denotes a temple herd." Porada, CANES, p. 6
Summary:
Shrine before two goats placed over undulating lines -- In field: two vessels, four four-pointed stars.
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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