between 2500 B.C. and 2350 B.C.
lapis lazuli
13 x 6.5 mm
Morgan Seal 92
Provenance:
Acquired by Pierpont Morgan sometime between 1885 and 1908.
Notes:
"In 92 and 93, the two attacking animals are not crossed and menace only one victim. These two seals, and 94 as well, may be of somewhat earlier date [than 85-90], because they include the long-haired mouflon seen in the frieze of the seal from Shub-ad's grave mentioned ... in connection with 73." Porada, CANES, p. 13
Summary:
Two lions attacking reversed mouflon, while second lion is attacked by hero with fleeced kilt -- Terminal: simplified scorpion(?).
Place:
Southern Mesopotamia.
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