Two horned animals running

between 3100 B.C. and 2900 B.C.
white marble
21 x 14 mm
Morgan Seal 28
Provenance: 
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes: 

"... the shallow engraving of the animal bodies in 27 and 28 reflects a transitional stage, although the seals correspond in subject and shape to those of the Jamdat Nasr period." Porada, CANES, p. 6

Summary: 

Two horned animals running -- Oblique lines paralleling their horns and legs.

Place: 
Southern Mesopotamia.
Classification: 
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